Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 934 · 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: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a pencil (c) a wide flat brush (d) a toothpick
4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) flat brush (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) palette
5. 5.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
6. 6.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) holding paper flat
9. 9.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) letting paint dry on it (d) leaving it in water
11. 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding a board upright (d) mixing colours
12. 12.What do we use a sponge for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) holding a board upright (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
13. 13.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
14. 14.True or false: leaving it in water is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) standing on its bristles (b) reshaping the tip (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
17. 17.🖌️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) letting paint dry on it
19. 19.What do we use a water pot for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) giving a pencil a point (d) rinsing brushes
20. 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) water and mild soap (c) sand (d) hot oil
21. 21.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🖌️ Is drying bristles up 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 holding a board upright. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
28. 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) washing with mild soap
29. 29.True or false: we use a palette for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) masking tape (b) palette (c) round brush (d) water pot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
32. 32.🖌️ 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
33. 33.True or false: we use a sponge for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 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
35. 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
36. 36.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) reshaping the tip
37. 37.Which of these is good brush care? (a) rinsing between colours (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) standing on its bristles
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drying bristles up (b) rinsing between colours (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
39. 39.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip

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