As I wrote earlier this year, I discovered paint brush pens for watercolor painting. Now, I’ve stumbled upon paint markers for both acrylic and oil painting. Regardless of your chosen medium, there’s a handy-dandy portable version of your favorite paint …
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I’ve recently started playing with a new brush. Artists tend to get pretty persnickety about the brushes they use and are always on the lookout for new offerings. Even though I’ve been painting for a long time, I’ve always stayed …
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Okay – I’m admitting it. I have an addictive personality. No, you won’t find me waking up with a hangover or making late night raids on the freezer for that half-gallon of ice cream. However, I just can’t seem to …
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An artist’s brush can be an expensive purchase, but using quality tools to create your art is important. If you’ve gone from buying the least costly brushes you can find to investing in brushes of superior quality, it’s essential to …
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This paintbrush set may not be every brush you’ll ever need, but if you’re like most artists, you’re always on the lookout for something new. Whether you’re an acrylic artist, paint in watercolor or create with oil, this set adds …
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Your brushes are arguably your most important tools and can account for a significant portion of your supply costs. Caring for your brushes properly prolongs their usefulness and saves money. If you’re like most artists, you’d rather spend your hard-earned …
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It’s summer and artists around the globe are packing up their tabouret into a compact backpack or duffle bag to hit the road for a little plein air painting excursion. Unless you plan to make your painting trip a combination …
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Unless you’re into finger painting, brushes are some of your most important tools. These tools of the trade can be very costly, so it pays to give them the best treatment you can. Brushes can last for years if they’re …
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Just as a scalpel is the surgeon’s main tool, brushes are the basic tools of a painter. Surgeons need more than one size and shape of scalpel to complete their job. Artists are no different and tend to become quite …
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Every painter needs a variety of brushes, but they don’t necessarily need them all to be top-of-the-line. Plein air painting sessions, arts and crafts projects with the kids and demonstrations at craft shows are all situations that don’t require your …
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You have selected your paints, and now it is time to fill up your paint box with the rest of the equipment you need to begin painting. What you need and what you think you want are two different things. …
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The most personal tools in an artist’s tabouret are his brushes. An artist is always on a quest for the perfect brush. It does not need to be expensive. It merely has to do the job right. Like a carpenter, …
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One of the most important tools an artist has is his brush. These delicate instruments need particular care and since some of these little fellows can cost upwards of $100.00, it pays to see that they are taken care of …
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Walk into any art store and browse the brush aisle. There are dozens of brands, scores of styles and sizes, and hundreds of brushes from which to choose. How do you go about selecting the brushes that will be best …
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You have always wanted to learn how to paint. Sketching was fine, but you still want to take a brush in hand and slap some paint around. The moon and stars are in alignment, and spare time and a little …
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A brush is a highly personal tool and while an experienced artist can make do with just about any old implement, a quality brush will make a job easier and a pleasure to do. Over hundreds of years, basic shapes …
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