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