Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 203 · 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: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
3. 3.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
8. 8.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
18. 18.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sharpener
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) water pot
22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
27. 27.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) palette
31. 31.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles 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) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

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