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