Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 136 · 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) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
3. 3.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
5. 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
11. 11.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
15. 15.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
22. 22.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) round brush
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
38. 38.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel

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