Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 958 · 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) reshaping the tip (b) letting paint dry on it (c) drying bristles up (d) washing with mild soap
2. 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) in the water pot (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
4. 4.What do we use a round brush for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) fine lines and details (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
5. 5.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) round brush
7. 7.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a toothpick (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
8. 8.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) letting paint dry on it (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip
10. 10.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
11. 11.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) scrubbing hard on paper
12. 12.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a big roller (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) reshaping the tip
14. 14.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
16. 16.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding paper flat (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
17. 17.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) easel
18. 18.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) scrubbing hard on paper
20. 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) sharpener (c) masking tape (d) water pot
21. 21.True or false: we use a palette for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.What do we use a water pot for? (a) fine lines and details (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding paper flat (d) wide, straight strokes
23. 23.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) holding paper flat (d) mixing colours
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) reshaping the tip (c) letting paint dry on it (d) drying bristles up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
27. 27.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) water pot (c) palette (d) masking tape
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) letting paint dry on it (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) holding paper flat
30. 30.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: letting paint dry on it is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sharpener (b) sponge (c) masking tape (d) flat brush
35. 35.🖌️ Is scrubbing hard on paper good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
36. 36.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
37. 37.True or false: we use a water pot for giving a pencil a point. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
39. 39.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) drying bristles up

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