Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 705 · 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 we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
6. 6.🖌️ 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
11. 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.🔍 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
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) sharpener
14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
15. 15.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
19. 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
20. 20.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
23. 23.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) water pot (d) palette
26. 26.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
31. 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
33. 33.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
35. 35.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
37. 37.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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