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