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