Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 899 · 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 we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
2. 2.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
3. 3.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
5. 5.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
6. 6.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
7. 7.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) masking tape (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) sponge
9. 9.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) bristles down (d) with paint on it
10. 10.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
12. 12.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
13. 13.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) wide, straight strokes (c) mixing colours (d) holding paper flat
14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
16. 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) water pot (d) flat brush
17. 17.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
19. 19.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
21. 21.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) scrubbing hard on paper
25. 25.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) easel (c) palette (d) water pot
26. 26.🖌️ 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
27. 27.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
28. 28.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
29. 29.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) reshaping the tip
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
32. 32.True or false: we use an easel for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) leaving it in water
34. 34.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
37. 37.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
38. 38.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True

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