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