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