Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 488 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
2. 2.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
16. 16.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
17. 17.🖌️ 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
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) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.🖌️ 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
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sponge
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) water pot (d) palette

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