Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 638 · 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: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
11. 11.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
12. 12.🖌️ 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
13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
16. 16.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
20. 20.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
22. 22.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sponge
25. 25.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
29. 29.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
31. 31.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) easel (d) palette
34. 34.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
40. 40.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush

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