Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 923 · 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.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
2. 2.True or false: we use masking tape for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) giving a pencil a point
5. 5.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) flat brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) water pot
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sharpener (b) palette (c) flat brush (d) masking tape
8. 8.True or false: drying bristles up is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
10. 10.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
11. 11.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
14. 14.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
15. 15.What do we use masking tape for? (a) mixing colours (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) holding paper flat
16. 16.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) holding a board upright
17. 17.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) mixing colours (b) giving a pencil a point (c) holding a board upright (d) fine lines and details
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
21. 21.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) easel (b) flat brush (c) palette (d) sponge
22. 22.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) sand (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
23. 23.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
24. 24.True or false: we use a palette for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
26. 26.True or false: we use a palette for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: we use a palette for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
29. 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) flat brush
30. 30.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
31. 31.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
33. 33.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles up or flat (d) bristles down
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) leaving it in water
35. 35.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) washing with mild soap
37. 37.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a toothpick (d) a small round brush
38. 38.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
39. 39.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) easel (d) water pot
40. 40.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True

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