Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 274 · 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: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) round brush
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) flat brush
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) palette (d) round brush
12. 12.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
14. 14.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
22. 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
23. 23.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
27. 27.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
28. 28.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
39. 39.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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