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