Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 830 · 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 a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
3. 3.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: we use a sponge for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) easel (d) masking tape
6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
9. 9.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) leaving it in water
11. 11.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) water pot
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
13. 13.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
14. 14.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
17. 17.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
18. 18.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
19. 19.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
21. 21.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
24. 24.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) sharpener (d) water pot
26. 26.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
28. 28.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) rinsing brushes (d) giving a pencil a point
29. 29.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
31. 31.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
32. 32.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
34. 34.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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