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