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