Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 420 · 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.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
8. 8.🖌️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) round brush
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) round brush
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
31. 31.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) palette
39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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