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