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