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