Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 202 · 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 flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
2. 2.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.🖌️ 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
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) round brush
8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
27. 27.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) sponge (d) masking tape
36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids