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