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