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