Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 43 · 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 round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
5. 5.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) round brush
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
11. 11.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
19. 19.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
25. 25.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
31. 31.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
35. 35.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) easel (d) masking tape
37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
39. 39.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
40. 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details

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