Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 577 · 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: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) palette
4. 4.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
7. 7.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
10. 10.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
12. 12.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
20. 20.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sponge
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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