Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 647 · 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 an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
7. 7.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
11. 11.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
13. 13.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
14. 14.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
21. 21.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
22. 22.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) water pot
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) palette (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) water pot
28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
31. 31.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) palette
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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