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