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