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