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