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