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