Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 260 · 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 palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
6. 6.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) easel (d) flat brush
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
22. 22.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
34. 34.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
36. 36.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
38. 38.🖌️ 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
39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles

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