Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 130 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
4. 4.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) round brush
13. 13.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) water pot
28. 28.🖌️ 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
29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours

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