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