Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 459 · 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) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
2. 2.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
3. 3.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
6. 6.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
8. 8.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
15. 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
17. 17.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) easel
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) masking tape
27. 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
28. 28.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
33. 33.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) palette
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

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