Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 606 · 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 of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
3. 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) easel
5. 5.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
15. 15.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
38. 38.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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