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