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