Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 780 · 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) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) round brush
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
10. 10.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
11. 11.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding a board upright
18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sponge (c) flat brush (d) water pot
20. 20.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
22. 22.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) easel
25. 25.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
27. 27.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a flat brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
31. 31.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
38. 38.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True

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