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