Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 565 · 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: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
5. 5.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
9. 9.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
30. 30.🖌️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
32. 32.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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