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