Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 61 · 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 painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) glue (d) hot oil
4. 4.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) round brush
12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) flat brush
14. 14.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
17. 17.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
18. 18.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
21. 21.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
26. 26.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
30. 30.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
32. 32.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper 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 fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
35. 35.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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