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