Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 784 · 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) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sharpener
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
9. 9.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
13. 13.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
15. 15.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) wide, straight strokes (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
31. 31.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) palette
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
35. 35.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
37. 37.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True

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