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