Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 434 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
9. 9.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) palette
11. 11.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) palette
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) palette
24. 24.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
33. 33.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water

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