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