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