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