Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 752 · 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 good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
6. 6.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) sharpener
8. 8.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
12. 12.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
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) round brush
15. 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) easel
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles down (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
22. 22.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
24. 24.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
25. 25.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
36. 36.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
40. 40.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False

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