← Brushes, tools and brush care lesson New set →

Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 358 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. sharpener
  2. flat brush
  3. leaving it in water
  4. bad for the brush
  5. standing on its bristles
  6. rinsing between colours
  7. False
  8. True
  9. washing with mild soap
  10. round brush
  11. bad for the brush
  12. letting paint dry on it
  13. holding a board upright
  14. fine lines and details
  15. rinsing between colours
  16. mixing colours
  17. good brush care
  18. False
  19. scrubbing hard on paper
  20. False
  21. masking tape
  22. water and mild soap
  23. reshaping the tip
  24. True
  25. False
  26. rinsing brushes
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. bad for the brush
  31. scrubbing hard on paper
  32. a wide flat brush
  33. good brush care
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a small round brush
  37. reshaping the tip
  38. standing on its bristles
  39. sponge
  40. letting paint dry on it

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids