Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 659 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) standing on its bristles
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) sponge
8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
11. 11.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
19. 19.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge
23. 23.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
25. 25.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) round brush
27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water 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 mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
35. 35.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
38. 38.True or false: we use an easel for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up

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