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