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