Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 697 · 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 up or flat (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
2. 2.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
3. 3.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
4. 4.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
7. 7.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) sharpener
11. 11.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) easel (d) water pot
14. 14.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) palette
20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
23. 23.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
26. 26.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
27. 27.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
30. 30.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
33. 33.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
37. 37.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
39. 39.🔍 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
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge

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