Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 449 · 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) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sponge
5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
6. 6.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) rinsing brushes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
20. 20.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
30. 30.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
37. 37.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids