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