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