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