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