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