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