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