Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 689 · 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.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
2. 2.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
3. 3.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
15. 15.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) flat brush
21. 21.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
26. 26.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
27. 27.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) easel
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) easel
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
34. 34.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) dabbing soft textures
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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