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