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