Decorative Painting Brushes
Answers
to the Quick Quiz Brush Up (Part 1)
Flat Ferrule Decorative Painting Brushes
Decorative painting brushes with flat ferrules vary according to the length
of their bristles, and the shape of the tip of the brush. The ones below
all have squared tips. Part 3 of this quiz has other types of flat
ferrule brushes.
(Note: The actual fiber that the bristles are made from
would be a separate variable to consider when choosing decorative
painting brushes.)
The shorter the bristles, the less they will bend,
providing a more precise control. The shorter bristles also stand up
better with heavier paint mediums. On the other hand, longer bristles are
more flexible, but hold more paint. They are used for longer and more
fluid strokes.
 When the length of the bristles is the same as the width
of the ferrule, the brush is known as a bright. (What's
a ferrule?) These are also called chisels and chisel
blenders. They are used for precise blending and for clean,
controlled strokes.
 When the bristles are longer than the
width of the
ferrule, the brush is known both as a shader or as a flat.
The extra paint that the shader can hold makes this brush well suited to
floating techniques, applying washes, blocking in colors, and side- or
double-loading techniques.
One type of wash brush is simply a shader or flat
with softer or fuller bristles that are more suitable for painting soft
washes of paint.
One stroke brushes are simply extra long
flats/shaders.
The extra long bristles hold a substantial amount of inky consistency
paint, making these brushes suitable for painting long stripes the width of the
brush, or for lettering. They work the same way that liners
and script liners do, which also have longer bristles. (NOTE: In
this case, the term "one stroke" has no connection with the
brand-name that uses the term for various kinds of brushes.)
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Wash |
Flat and/or Shader
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Bright and/or Chisel
and/or Chisel-Blender |
Flat and/or Shader |
One Stroke |
| P.S. The first little *trick* here is that
flats and shaders are the same type of brush, and there are two
photos (#2 and #4) of that one type, so the answers are
interchangeable. The second little *trick* is that 3 different
names (bright, chisel, and chisel-blender) all refer to the same
picture (#3). |
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