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