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