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