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