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