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