Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 249 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) sharpener
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
11. 11.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
24. 24.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
27. 27.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette

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