Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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