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