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