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