Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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