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