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