Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 74 · 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 art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) palette (d) easel
2. 2.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖌️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
8. 8.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
9. 9.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) easel (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) water pot
12. 12.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) flat brush
15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
16. 16.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) giving a pencil a point
21. 21.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
25. 25.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
33. 33.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) sponge
35. 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
37. 37.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
40. 40.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False

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