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