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