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