← Brushes, tools and brush care lesson New set →

Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 982 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a wide flat brush
  2. True
  3. reshaping the tip
  4. sponge
  5. bad for the brush
  6. drying bristles up
  7. rinsing brushes
  8. holding a board upright
  9. easel
  10. sharpener
  11. bad for the brush
  12. good brush care
  13. True
  14. reshaping the tip
  15. a small round brush
  16. True
  17. False
  18. good brush care
  19. holding paper flat
  20. True
  21. giving a pencil a point
  22. True
  23. scrubbing hard on paper
  24. water pot
  25. good brush care
  26. palette
  27. washing with mild soap
  28. dabbing soft textures
  29. False
  30. masking tape
  31. True
  32. rinsing between colours
  33. False
  34. False
  35. leaving it in water
  36. rinsing between colours
  37. letting paint dry on it
  38. round brush
  39. water and mild soap
  40. flat brush

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