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