Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 765 · 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) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
6. 6.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
7. 7.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
8. 8.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
9. 9.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) sharpener
18. 18.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) with paint on it (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
19. 19.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
22. 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
28. 28.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) round brush (d) flat brush
31. 31.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a toothpick (d) a pencil
33. 33.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
38. 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding paper flat (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
39. 39.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) sponge

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