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