Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 737 · 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.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a wide flat brush
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
4. 4.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
6. 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) sharpener
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) round brush
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) round brush
10. 10.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
12. 12.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a big roller
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
15. 15.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
22. 22.True or false: we use a sponge for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
24. 24.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
27. 27.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) sponge
35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
37. 37.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

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