Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 261 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
25. 25.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
35. 35.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
40. 40.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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