Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 570 · 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.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
2. 2.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
7. 7.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
11. 11.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) palette
16. 16.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) hot oil
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
23. 23.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
24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
26. 26.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
30. 30.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) rinsing between colours
33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

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