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