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