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