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