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