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