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