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