Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 624 · 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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
8. 8.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
12. 12.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
17. 17.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
19. 19.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
22. 22.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
30. 30.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
36. 36.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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