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