Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 890 · 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: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
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) palette (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
4. 4.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a pencil (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) fine lines and details (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
13. 13.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
14. 14.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
19. 19.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) letting paint dry on it
25. 25.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
26. 26.True or false: we use a sharpener for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🖌️ 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
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) sponge (d) round brush
30. 30.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding a board upright
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
33. 33.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
36. 36.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
37. 37.What do we use a sponge for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding a board upright (d) rinsing brushes
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) easel (d) round brush
39. 39.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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