Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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