Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 599 · 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.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
10. 10.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
12. 12.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
17. 17.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
23. 23.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
24. 24.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
32. 32.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

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