Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 707 · 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.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
2. 2.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
5. 5.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
13. 13.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) round brush
18. 18.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
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.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
24. 24.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
26. 26.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) giving a pencil a point
30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
36. 36.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
38. 38.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True

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