Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 567 · 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: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
4. 4.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) easel (d) flat brush
6. 6.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
8. 8.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
11. 11.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
13. 13.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
29. 29.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
31. 31.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) flat brush
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
35. 35.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) round brush
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) palette
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids