← Brushes, tools and brush care lesson New set →

Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 106 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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

Answer key

  1. mixing colours
  2. True
  3. letting paint dry on it
  4. holding a board upright
  5. sponge
  6. False
  7. dabbing soft textures
  8. reshaping the tip
  9. wide, straight strokes
  10. holding paper flat
  11. rinsing between colours
  12. leaving it in water
  13. bad for the brush
  14. fine lines and details
  15. easel
  16. rinsing between colours
  17. flat brush
  18. a small round brush
  19. True
  20. True
  21. reshaping the tip
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. letting paint dry on it
  26. False
  27. leaving it in water
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. giving a pencil a point
  34. bad for the brush
  35. bad for the brush
  36. standing on its bristles
  37. False
  38. good brush care
  39. standing on its bristles
  40. good brush care

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids