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