Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 700 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
3. 3.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
4. 4.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) water pot
7. 7.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) round brush
9. 9.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) round brush (d) water pot
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
14. 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) flat brush
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
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.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) sharpener
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) water pot
26. 26.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
37. 37.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
40. 40.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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