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