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