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