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