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