Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 193 · 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 round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) masking tape
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
13. 13.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) palette
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
20. 20.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
23. 23.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) easel
30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
34. 34.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
39. 39.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
40. 40.🖌️ 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

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