Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 618 · 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 water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) sponge
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
12. 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
15. 15.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
24. 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) easel
26. 26.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) round brush
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
39. 39.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True

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