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