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