Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 818 · 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: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
4. 4.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) wide, straight strokes
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) palette
9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) sponge
14. 14.True or false: we use a sponge for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
16. 16.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
17. 17.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
18. 18.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
19. 19.🔍 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
20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
22. 22.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) drying bristles up
25. 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
28. 28.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding a board upright
29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a sponge (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a small round brush
30. 30.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
31. 31.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
34. 34.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
36. 36.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) water pot
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) palette
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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