Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 280 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
2. 2.🖌️ 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
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
4. 4.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
12. 12.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) water pot
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
18. 18.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) palette
20. 20.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
28. 28.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape

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