Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 435 · 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 good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
3. 3.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sharpener
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 sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
18. 18.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
21. 21.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
30. 30.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) flat brush
32. 32.🖌️ 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
33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette

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