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