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