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