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