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