Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 660 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) glue
5. 5.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) sponge
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sharpener
9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) in the water pot
10. 10.🔍 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
11. 11.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
13. 13.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
25. 25.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) sponge
28. 28.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
29. 29.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
37. 37.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
40. 40.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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