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