Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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