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