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