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