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