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