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