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