Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 623 · 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 bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
2. 2.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
5. 5.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
9. 9.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) glue
10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
18. 18.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
23. 23.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🖌️ 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
29. 29.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
31. 31.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
32. 32.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick

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