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