Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 316 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
6. 6.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
19. 19.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
34. 34.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick

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