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