Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 730 · 40 questions

Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
4. 4.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
6. 6.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
8. 8.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
13. 13.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
29. 29.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) masking tape
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) round brush
37. 37.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details

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