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