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