Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 424 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
9. 9.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
16. 16.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
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.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) palette (d) water pot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush

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