Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 464 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
2. 2.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
3. 3.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
11. 11.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
12. 12.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sharpener
15. 15.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
17. 17.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) sharpener
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
21. 21.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
22. 22.🖌️ 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
23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
35. 35.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
38. 38.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

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