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