Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 819 · 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: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
7. 7.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
10. 10.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
11. 11.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a big roller (d) a wide flat brush
12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) palette (b) sharpener (c) flat brush (d) easel
15. 15.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) easel
18. 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
23. 23.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
26. 26.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
28. 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) dabbing soft textures
31. 31.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
33. 33.True or false: we use a water pot for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
35. 35.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) palette (d) sponge
39. 39.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours

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