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