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