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