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