Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 844 · 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.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
2. 2.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) round brush
4. 4.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
6. 6.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
7. 7.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
8. 8.🖌️ 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
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sponge (b) sharpener (c) palette (d) flat brush
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
11. 11.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
13. 13.🖌️ 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
14. 14.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
20. 20.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) wide, straight strokes
22. 22.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
23. 23.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) palette
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) standing on its bristles
26. 26.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
27. 27.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
28. 28.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a pencil (d) a wide flat brush
30. 30.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
31. 31.True or false: we use a round brush for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
35. 35.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) easel
37. 37.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) giving a pencil a point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
40. 40.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False

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