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