Tole Painting Brush question
Stacie Hagwood
brushes. How do you interpret the different kinds of brushes needed? In
the Pat Olson book, "Anyone Can Paint," she lists teh paint brushes to buy:
#0 liner
#3 round
#6 and #12 flat shader
#3 round scrubber
My problem is, when I go to Michael's, the liners are listed: 2/0, 5/0,
3/0, etc. without there being just a 0. And what is a round scrubber? (i
didn't have any trouble with the other three) Any advice would be
appreciated!
Glenda Piacenti
it's wet it will have a smaller point. And about the rounded scrubber. My
guess would be that it's probably like a round stencil brush with stiff
bristles.
Glenda
Cheer
Stacie Hagwood wrote:
>
> I am nearly ready to start tole painting, so I have gone out to buy my
> brushes. How do you interpret the different kinds of brushes needed? In
> the Pat Olson book, "Anyone Can Paint," she lists teh paint brushes to buy:
>
> #0 liner
> #3 round
> #6 and #12 flat shader
> #3 round scrubber
>
> My problem is, when I go to Michael's, the liners are listed: 2/0, 5/0,
> 3/0, etc. without there being just a 0. And what is a round scrubber? (i
> didn't have any trouble with the other three) Any advice would be
> appreciated!
A problem with paint brushes is that the numbering/sizing system isn't
universal. One manufacturer's #3 round may be larger or smaller than
another manufacturer's. The sizing system also varies between types of
brushes, i.e. watercolor, oil, acrylic, all purpose brushes.
For example, I have a Lowe-Cornell 1/2 shader brush that is 1/2" in
width. I have an American Painter #6 brush that is 1/8" wide. Big
difference in size and the numbering system does not correlate between
brushes.
The 2/0, 3/0 etc. system usually denotes really small bristle brushes
for delicate, detailed work. What the system is really saying is 2/0:00,
3/0:000, so a 5/0 brush is #00000, and should be very small.
A liner brush should be long and thin, with bristles about 3/4" to one
inch in length. The scrubber brush is probably for a scumbling effect,
which is dry brushing paint over a surface to create color gradations
(among it's many uses). A cruddy old beat up paint brush usually works
for this technique, especially since scrubbing and scumbling are very
destructive to brushes anyway.
Good luck,
Cheer
Sarg
> Stacie Hagwood wrote:
>
> > I am nearly ready to start tole painting, so I have gone out to buy my
> > brushes. How do you interpret the different kinds of brushes needed? In
> > the Pat Olson book, "Anyone Can Paint," she lists teh paint brushes to buy:
> >
> > #0 liner
> > #3 round
> > #6 and #12 flat shader
> > #3 round scrubber
> >
> > My problem is, when I go to Michael's, the liners are listed: 2/0, 5/0,
> > 3/0, etc. without there being just a 0. And what is a round scrubber? (i
> > didn't have any trouble with the other three) Any advice would be
> > appreciated!
Hi there.
Regarding your 0 brush, a good #1 can be used providing you use a light hand.
As for your round scrubber. Stay away from the stiff brushes that they
use for fabric. Depending on what you need the scrubber for a stencil
brush could be useful, but be aware that many stencil brushes are flat,
thus your project may lack depth. I have used a stencil scrubber with
good results when you do:
Load your paint in well(use loads) rub out the paint on paper towel or
cardboard until you get a nice gentle color, so that you have 'spaces',
that is a must if you are doing trees, bushes etc. You want to have an
open, airy type look.
You can also use a oil brush for a scrubber as well. There are scrubbers
which have tapered tips if you are going to use the scrubber for shading
or for applying a glaze of oil over your acrylic. Scharff brushes are
really nice for scrubbing in glazes.
there are several sights on the web which have photos of brushes and have
good prices as well. (artistclub.com)
Michaels can be limited in brushes.
Your "quality" can be an issue to. It really is true, the better the
brush, the better your painting.
Hope this helps. If you would like to email me if you have any questions,
feel free! I am a painter-designer.
--
Ginners