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