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