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