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