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