Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 877 · 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 palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sharpener (d) sponge
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
5. 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) easel (d) masking tape
6. 6.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
10. 10.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
11. 11.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sharpener (d) easel
13. 13.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
15. 15.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
17. 17.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) round brush
19. 19.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) water pot
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) reshaping the tip (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
22. 22.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) washing with mild soap
25. 25.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
26. 26.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
29. 29.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
30. 30.True or false: we use a sharpener for fine lines and details. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
34. 34.True or false: we use masking tape for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.What do we use an easel for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
37. 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) round brush (c) easel (d) palette
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
40. 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette

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