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Description:
- Short length hairs with longer hairs at one end
- Used for precise strokes and angled lines or heavy/ thick coloring
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor
ACrylic
Decorative |
Fiber:
Bristle
Synthetic |
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Description:
- Short length hairs with a long handle
- Used for controlled strokes or heavy coloring
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Media (Paint):
Oil
Acrylic
Decorative |
Fiber:
Sable
Mongoose
Bristle
Badger
Synthetic |
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Description:
- Flat hairs spread out like a fan
- Used for smoothing, and adding texture and special effects
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Media (Paint):
Oil
Acrylic
Decorative |
Fiber:
Bristle
Badger
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Thick, flat and oval-shaped medium to long hairs with long handles.
- Soft rounded edges, suitable for blending and figurative work
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Media (Paint):
Oil
Acrylic
Decorative |
Fiber:
Sable
Mongoose
Bristle
Badger
Syntheticv |
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Description:
- Flat, square-ended, with medium to long hairs.
- Provides lots of color capacity and easy maneuverability.
- Use for bold, sweeping strokes, or on edge for fine lines
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Media (Paint):
All Media |
Fiber:
Sable
Mongoose
Bristle
Badger
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Oriental-style wash brush on a long flat handle.
- Useful for laying in large areas of water or color, for wetting the surface, and for absorbing excess paint
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor |
Fiber:
Squirrel
Goat
Ox
Bristle
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Also known as an outliner- square-ended brush, with extra-long hairs and a short handle.
- Useful for delicate lettering, outlining, and long continuous strokes.
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Media (Paint):
Ink
Sign Paint |
Fiber:
Sable
Squirrel
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Round, full version of the wash brush
- Made of soft, absorbent natural hair
- Useful for laying in large areas of water or color, for wetting the surface, and for absorbing excess paint
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor |
Fiber:
Squirrel |
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Description:
- Square-ended medium to long length hairs; short handles.
- Large color carrying capacity. Useful for painting block letters in a single stroke.
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Media (Paint):
Oil
Ink
Decorative
Sign Paint |
Fiber:
Sable
Squirrel
Ox
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Rounded hairs, produces a soft edge, with no point.
- Useful for laying in large areas of water or color, for wetting the surface, and for absorbing excess media.
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor |
Fiber:
Squirrel
Ox
Bristle
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Permanent or detachable handle. Long hairs, and a natural-shaped tip; short handle.
- Useful for lettering and poster work. Good on smooth surfaces such as glass.
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Media (Paint):
Ink
Sign Paint |
Fiber:
Sable
Squirrel |
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Description:
- Round or pointed tip
- Useful for detail, wash, fills, and thin to thick lines. A pointed round is used for fine detail. A detailer is a pointed round with very short hair.
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Media (Paint):
All Media |
Fiber:
All hair
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Long handles and tapered bristles are perfect for detailed work on large paintings
- Also good for delicate decorative painting.
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Media (Paint):
Oil
Acrylic
Decorative |
Fiber:
Bristle |
 |
Description:
- Pointed, narrow brush with very long hair.
- Liners are shorter and narrower.
- Large color carrying capacity. Useful for delicate lettering, highlighting, outlining, and long continuous strokes.
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor
Decorative
Ink
Sign Paint |
Fiber:
Sable
Ox
Synthetic |
 |
Description:
- Can produce varying shapes and widths; often has a short, "flat-footed" handle for scraping, burnishing, and separating watercolor paper from blocks.
- Useful for laying in large areas of water or color, for wetting the surface, and for absorbing excess paint
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Media (Paint):
Watercolor |
Fiber:
Squirrel
Ox
Bristle
Synthetic |