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