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