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