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