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