Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 856 · 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.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) easel
4. 4.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a small round brush (d) a wide flat brush
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
10. 10.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
14. 14.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a big roller (c) a small round brush (d) a sponge
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
17. 17.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
22. 22.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) glue (d) water and mild soap
24. 24.🖌️ 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
25. 25.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
26. 26.True or false: we use a sponge for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
29. 29.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) rinsing between colours
32. 32.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
34. 34.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) fine lines and details (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
35. 35.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
39. 39.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care

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