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