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