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