Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 673 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
2. 2.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
6. 6.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) sponge
9. 9.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) palette
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) palette
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) easel
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) sponge
17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
20. 20.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) water pot
22. 22.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
23. 23.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
26. 26.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
28. 28.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
30. 30.True or false: we use a palette for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
32. 32.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
34. 34.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False

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