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