Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 658 · 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.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
2. 2.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
10. 10.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) water pot
15. 15.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
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 is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
19. 19.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) easel
22. 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) palette
24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
27. 27.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
35. 35.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
36. 36.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper

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