Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 925 · 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) rinsing between colours (b) drying bristles up (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) sharpener
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) standing on its bristles (c) reshaping the tip (d) drying bristles up
4. 4.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles down (c) in the water pot (d) bristles up or flat
5. 5.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) rinsing between colours
7. 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) sponge
8. 8.True or false: leaving it in water is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.What do we use a sponge for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
10. 10.True or false: standing on its bristles is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
12. 12.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
14. 14.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) dabbing soft textures (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
16. 16.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
18. 18.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
20. 20.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
21. 21.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) glue (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
22. 22.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
23. 23.What do we use masking tape for? (a) fine lines and details (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
25. 25.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
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.True or false: we use a water pot for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
29. 29.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
30. 30.True or false: we use a round brush for holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
32. 32.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
33. 33.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) sponge (d) sharpener
34. 34.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.What do we use a palette for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
36. 36.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
40. 40.True or false: drying bristles up is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids