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