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