Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 378 · 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 a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
4. 4.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) sand
12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
23. 23.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) round brush
28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sponge
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) easel
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
35. 35.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

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