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