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