Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 728 · 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 a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
3. 3.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
5. 5.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (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) bristles down (d) with paint on it
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
9. 9.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) water pot
11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
12. 12.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) easel
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) palette (d) round brush
16. 16.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: we use a water pot for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
21. 21.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) hot oil (d) sand
26. 26.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
27. 27.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) sharpener
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
31. 31.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) easel
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
40. 40.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush

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