Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 816 · 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.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) palette
7. 7.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
13. 13.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sponge
20. 20.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) sharpener (d) masking tape
26. 26.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) round brush
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
29. 29.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
31. 31.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip 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 round brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🖌️ 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

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