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