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