Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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