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