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