Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 495 · 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.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
5. 5.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.🖌️ 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
7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
15. 15.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) flat brush
23. 23.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) round brush
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sponge
37. 37.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) sharpener
39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours

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