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