Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 218 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 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
6. 6.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
13. 13.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
15. 15.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
17. 17.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
20. 20.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
28. 28.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water

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