Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 738 · 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 of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
4. 4.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
10. 10.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
17. 17.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) masking tape
22. 22.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
24. 24.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
27. 27.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) flat brush
29. 29.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) round brush (d) masking tape
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
36. 36.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) fine lines and details
37. 37.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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