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