Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 827 · 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.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
14. 14.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
21. 21.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.True or false: we use a flat brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
28. 28.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
36. 36.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

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