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