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