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