Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 264 · 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 sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.🖌️ 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
7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) flat brush
11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) palette
16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.🖌️ 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
29. 29.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

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