Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 911 · 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 you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
2. 2.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
4. 4.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
6. 6.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) easel (c) sharpener (d) sponge
10. 10.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles up or flat (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) in the water pot
11. 11.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) holding paper flat (d) rinsing brushes
13. 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) sponge (b) water pot (c) round brush (d) masking tape
14. 14.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a wide flat brush (c) a sponge (d) a small round brush
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) sponge (d) palette
18. 18.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a small round brush
19. 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) water pot (b) masking tape (c) easel (d) flat brush
20. 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
24. 24.What do we use masking tape for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
26. 26.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) sponge (d) flat brush
28. 28.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
30. 30.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
31. 31.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
32. 32.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
33. 33.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
40. 40.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

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