Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 51 · 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 art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sponge
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) palette (d) masking tape
3. 3.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
5. 5.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
7. 7.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
10. 10.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
14. 14.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
30. 30.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
32. 32.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
40. 40.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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