Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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