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