Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 909 · 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: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) with paint on it
4. 4.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
5. 5.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
6. 6.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) easel (d) sharpener
8. 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) water and mild soap
9. 9.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
14. 14.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
16. 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
17. 17.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) wide, straight strokes
18. 18.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) holding paper flat
22. 22.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
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 rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ 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
28. 28.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) masking tape
29. 29.What do we use an easel for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
30. 30.What do we use a round brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) palette
32. 32.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) easel (d) flat brush
34. 34.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) easel
36. 36.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
38. 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) easel
39. 39.True or false: we use masking tape for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True

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