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