Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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