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