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