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