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