Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 642 · 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: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) round brush
4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) giving a pencil a point
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
6. 6.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
13. 13.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
15. 15.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
23. 23.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
26. 26.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
27. 27.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
30. 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
36. 36.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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