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