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