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