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