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