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