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