Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 159 · 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 we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
8. 8.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) round brush
13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
34. 34.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) water pot (d) round brush
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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