Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 763 · 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) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) palette
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) easel
4. 4.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
7. 7.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) easel (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) palette
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
11. 11.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) mixing colours
12. 12.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) round brush
14. 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) dabbing soft textures
15. 15.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) water pot
21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) with paint on it (d) bristles up or flat
22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
25. 25.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
30. 30.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
32. 32.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
35. 35.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
36. 36.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖌️ 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

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