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