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