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