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