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