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