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