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