Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 664 · 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 a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
6. 6.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
7. 7.🖌️ 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
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
10. 10.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
12. 12.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
13. 13.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
16. 16.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
22. 22.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
25. 25.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) masking tape
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge

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