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