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