Paint Brush Care Worksheet

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

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