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