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