Save 10% when You Buy a Kit or Set
No Coupon Needed
29 products
29 products
Sold Out
Alpha6 Snake Byte Brush Set
$19.95
Deerhoof Liner Striper Brush (Skunk) | TL-31
ITEM #: TL-31_Size-02
PRICE: $18.45 Regular price Sale price/
Only 3 items in stock!
The deerhoof and the Rondin are the ultimate striping brushes- no taping needed! A deerhoof is designed for striping color or size, much like the rondin brush. The deerhoof shape offers a distinct slant, which allows for optimum surface contact. The deerhoof is best for applying size or color to flat or curved surfaces. In order to make this brush so dense, its ferrule is constructed by hand, with quill and wire. By pinching the brush at the heal, long and exact stripes can be achieved.
A must-have for gilders
Can be used in oil/water when dedicated
Most comparable with the Rondin brush
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
2
6.9" / 17.4cm
0.4" / 9mm
0.4" / 9mm
0.5" / 12mm
4
7" / 17.9cm
0.4" / 10mm
0.4" / 10mm
0.6" / 15mm
6
7.1" / 18cm
0.5" / 12mm
0.5" / 12mm
0.6" / 15mm
8
7.3" / 18.6cm
0.5" / 13mm
0.5" / 13mm
0.7" / 18mm
10
7.4" / 18.8cm
0.6" / 14mm
0.6" / 14mm
0.8" / 20mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Skunk
BRUSH HOLD
Choked Pen Hold
USAGE
Painting freehand stripes or applying size
MEDIUM
Water or Oil
FERRULE
Wire-tied quill
HANDLE
Wooden round short
The deerhoof and the Rondin are the ultimate striping brushes- no taping needed! A deerhoof is designed for striping color or size, much like the rondin brush. The deerhoof shape offers a distinct slant, which allows for optimum surface contact. The deerhoof is best for applying size or color to flat or curved surfaces. In order to make this brush so dense, its ferrule is constructed by hand, with quill and wire. By pinching the brush at the heal, long and exact stripes can be achieved.
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
| SIZE | BRUSH LENGTH | FERRULE WIDTH | FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
| 2 | 6.9" / 17.4cm | 0.4" / 9mm | 0.4" / 9mm | 0.5" / 12mm |
| 4 | 7" / 17.9cm | 0.4" / 10mm | 0.4" / 10mm | 0.6" / 15mm |
| 6 | 7.1" / 18cm | 0.5" / 12mm | 0.5" / 12mm | 0.6" / 15mm |
| 8 | 7.3" / 18.6cm | 0.5" / 13mm | 0.5" / 13mm | 0.7" / 18mm |
| 10 |
7.4" / 18.8cm |
0.6" / 14mm | 0.6" / 14mm | 0.8" / 20mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Skunk |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Choked Pen Hold |
|
USAGE |
Painting freehand stripes or applying size |
|
MEDIUM |
Water or Oil |
|
FERRULE |
Wire-tied quill |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round short |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Chunking Filbert Brush (Bristle) | TL-20
ITEM #: TL-20_Size-04
PRICE: $10.40 Regular price/
Only 21 items in stock!
It's back! We've decided to bring back the premier striping brush for oil finishes. Don't be fooled by it's simple appearance, three types of bristle are carefully combined to create this perfect filbert shape. Don't settle for lesser quality. Buy the brush that allows you to paint your best. In every project in oil, this filbert will become indespensible. Use effectively with a Striping Edge for faux molding and other linear projects. Available in 3 sizes.
White Bristle hair, for murals or oil striping
Hair Length: .8 in to 1.2 in
Dia./width: .4 in to .6 in
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
4
12.4" / 31.5cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.4" / 9.5mm
0.8" / 21mm
6
12.9" / 32.7cm
0.2" / 4.5mm
0.5" / 12mm
1" / 26mm
8
12.3" / 33.7cm
0.2" / 5.5mm
0.6" / 16mm
1.2" / 30mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Bristle
BRUSH HOLD
Pencil Hold
USAGE
Trompe l'oeil, striping
MEDIUM
Oil or Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round long
It's back! We've decided to bring back the premier striping brush for oil finishes. Don't be fooled by it's simple appearance, three types of bristle are carefully combined to create this perfect filbert shape. Don't settle for lesser quality. Buy the brush that allows you to paint your best. In every project in oil, this filbert will become indespensible. Use effectively with a Striping Edge for faux molding and other linear projects. Available in 3 sizes.
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
|
4 |
12.4" / 31.5cm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.4" / 9.5mm |
0.8" / 21mm |
|
6 |
12.9" / 32.7cm |
0.2" / 4.5mm |
0.5" / 12mm |
1" / 26mm |
|
8 |
12.3" / 33.7cm |
0.2" / 5.5mm |
0.6" / 16mm |
1.2" / 30mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Bristle |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Pencil Hold |
|
USAGE |
Trompe l'oeil, striping |
|
MEDIUM |
Oil or Water |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round long |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Round Short Hair Lettering Brush (Samina Nylon) | TL-03
ITEM #: TL-03_Size-06
PRICE: $9.28 Regular price/
Only 8 items in stock!
Paint crisp letters with this classic shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A densely packed round ferrule with our samina nylon mimics sable while standing up to harsh acrylic mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, evenly with our lettering brush.
Long, flat top
Samina nylon synthetic mimics sable but slightly stiffer
Short handle for detailed control
Densely packed ferrule for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
Also excellent for scrolling & circular ornamentation
Perfect for delicate areas in trompe l'oeil techniques
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 6 sizes.
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
6
7.6" / 19.2cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.8" / 21mm
8
7.7" / 19.6cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.9" / 24mm
10
7.9" / 20cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
1" / 26mm
12
7.9" / 20cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
1.1" / 28mm
14
8.1" / 20.6cm
0.2" / 6mm
0.2" / 6mm
1.2" / 31mm
16
8.3" / 21.2cm
0.3" / 7mm
0.3" / 7mm
1.3" / 32mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Samina Nylon
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
USAGE
Lettering; outlining; ornamentation
MEDIUM
Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round short
Paint crisp letters with this classic shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A densely packed round ferrule with our samina nylon mimics sable while standing up to harsh acrylic mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, evenly with our lettering brush.
- Long, flat top
- Samina nylon synthetic mimics sable but slightly stiffer
- Short handle for detailed control
- Densely packed ferrule for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
- Also excellent for scrolling & circular ornamentation
- Perfect for delicate areas in trompe l'oeil techniques
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 6 sizes.
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
|
6 |
7.6" / 19.2cm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.8" / 21mm |
|
8 |
7.7" / 19.6cm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.9" / 24mm |
| 10 | 7.9" / 20cm | 0.2" / 4mm | 0.2" / 4mm | 1" / 26mm |
|
12 |
7.9" / 20cm | 0.2" / 4mm | 0.2" / 4mm | 1.1" / 28mm |
|
14 |
8.1" / 20.6cm | 0.2" / 6mm | 0.2" / 6mm | 1.2" / 31mm |
|
16 |
8.3" / 21.2cm | 0.3" / 7mm | 0.3" / 7mm | 1.3" / 32mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Samina Nylon |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold |
|
USAGE |
Lettering; outlining; ornamentation |
|
MEDIUM |
Water |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round short |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Filbert Striping Brush (Bordeaux Nylon) | TL-09
ITEM #: TL-09_Size-04
PRICE: $10.40 Regular price Sale price/
Only 19 items in stock!
This brush will give a long, delicate stroke for striping. Thick hair holds plenty of paint medium.
Long hair, filbert shape and domed tip
Stiffer Bordeaux synthetic fiber for ultimate control
See also longer hair version
Filbert shape is best for halftone gradual fading
Use effectively with a Striping Edge for faux molding & other linear projects
Best used in water medium
Brush hold: Conductor's hold
Tin ferrule with long wooden handle
Brush Care: Wash with soap
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
4
12" / 30.4cm
0.2" / 6mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.6" / 15mm
8
12.4" / 31.5cm
0.4" / 10mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.8" / 21mm
10
12.6" / 32.1cm
0.4" / 11mm
0.2" / 5mm
0.9" / 22mm
12
12.9" / 32.8cm
0.5" / 12mm
0.2" / 5mm
0.9" / 24mm
14
12.8" / 32.5cm
0.7" / 19mm
0.2" / 6mm
0.9" / 24mm
16
13" / 33cm
0.6" / 15mm
0.2" / 6mm
1.1" / 29mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Bordeaux synthetic fiber
USAGE
transparent striping
This brush will give a long, delicate stroke for striping. Thick hair holds plenty of paint medium.
- Long hair, filbert shape and domed tip
- Stiffer Bordeaux synthetic fiber for ultimate control
- See also longer hair version
- Filbert shape is best for halftone gradual fading
- Use effectively with a Striping Edge for faux molding & other linear projects
- Best used in water medium
- Brush hold: Conductor's hold
- Tin ferrule with long wooden handle
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE
|
BRUSH LENGTH
|
FERRULE WIDTH
|
FERRULE LENGTH
|
HAIR LENGTH
|
|
4
|
12" / 30.4cm | 0.2" / 6mm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.6" / 15mm
|
|
8
|
12.4" / 31.5cm | 0.4" / 10mm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.8" / 21mm |
|
10
|
12.6" / 32.1cm | 0.4" / 11mm | 0.2" / 5mm | 0.9" / 22mm |
|
12
|
12.9" / 32.8cm | 0.5" / 12mm | 0.2" / 5mm | 0.9" / 24mm |
|
14
|
12.8" / 32.5cm | 0.7" / 19mm | 0.2" / 6mm | 0.9" / 24mm |
|
16
|
13" / 33cm | 0.6" / 15mm | 0.2" / 6mm | 1.1" / 29mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Bordeaux synthetic fiber |
|
USAGE |
transparent striping |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Pointed Fine Detail Brush (Sable) | TL-04
ITEM #: TL-04_Size-02
PRICE: $15.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 102 items in stock!
My best brush for all freehand detail work! Quality, short pointed sable hair is hand-selected for this detail brush. It's amazingly pointed to make it easy to render magic for all freehand detail painting. For any mural or ornamentation project, use our short, pointed, sable detail brush for accuracy and best response. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled, 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, evenly with this brush. Available in 3 sizes
Fine pointed sable hair
Sable hair ages well and is self-sharpening
Short handle for control
Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
Can be used in oil/water when dedicated (learn more)
Excellent for surgical touch-ups
Description: Soft hair, for precision painting
Preferred Medium: Oil/Water
Brush Ferrule/Handle: tin, wooden round short
Brush Hair Type: Sable
Brush Hold: Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
Hair Length: .6 to .8" (15-20mm)
Dia./width: .12" (3mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
2
7.2" / 18.2cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.6" / 14mm
4
8" / 20.3cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
0.7" / 18mm
6
8.1" / 20.5cm
0.2" / 5mm
0.2" / 5mm
0.9" / 22mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Kolinsky Sable
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
USAGE
Freehand trompe l'oeil & ornamentation
MEDIUM
Oil or Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round short
My best brush for all freehand detail work! Quality, short pointed sable hair is hand-selected for this detail brush. It's amazingly pointed to make it easy to render magic for all freehand detail painting. For any mural or ornamentation project, use our short, pointed, sable detail brush for accuracy and best response. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled, 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, evenly with this brush. Available in 3 sizes
- Fine pointed sable hair
- Sable hair ages well and is self-sharpening
- Short handle for control
- Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
- Can be used in oil/water when dedicated (learn more)
- Excellent for surgical touch-ups
- Description: Soft hair, for precision painting
- Preferred Medium: Oil/Water
- Brush Ferrule/Handle: tin, wooden round short
- Brush Hair Type: Sable
- Brush Hold: Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
- Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
- Hair Length: .6 to .8" (15-20mm)
- Dia./width: .12" (3mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE
|
BRUSH LENGTH
|
FERRULE WIDTH
|
FERRULE LENGTH
|
HAIR LENGTH
|
|
2
|
7.2" / 18.2cm |
0.1" / 3mm
|
0.1" / 3mm |
0.6" / 14mm |
|
4
|
8" / 20.3cm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.7" / 18mm |
|
6
|
8.1" / 20.5cm |
0.2" / 5mm |
0.2" / 5mm |
0.9" / 22mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Kolinsky Sable |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold |
|
USAGE |
Freehand trompe l'oeil & ornamentation |
|
MEDIUM |
Oil or Water |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round short |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Long Liner Brush (Samina Nylon) | TL-15
ITEM #: TL-15_Size-02
PRICE: $10.40 Regular price Sale price/
Only 61 items in stock!
This brush is indispensable for all your ornamentation work. This lining brush is made with soft samina hair and has exceptional performance for fine veined and breche marble. Samina fiber is meant to simulate squirrel hair, but with the capability to transport all of today's water mediums. Available in 4 sizes.
Long, synthetic, samina hair
Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
Brush 'springs' into action (learn more)
Small sizes wonderful for sharp, fine veins and fissures
Use as a liner for ornamentation
Larger sizes perfect for Portor Breche and other breche marbles
Description: Soft synthetic, tapered point
Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
2
12" / 30.5cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
1" / 26mm
4
12.4" / 31.5cm
0.1" / 3.8mm
0.1" / 3.8mm
1.1" / 28mm
6
12.8" / 32.5cm
0.2" / 5mm
0.2" / 5mm
1.1" / 31mm
8
12" / 30.5cm
0.2" / 6mm
0.2" / 6mm
1.3" / 33mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Samina
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
USAGE
Fine veining for faux marble in water mediums; fissures
MEDIUM
Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round long
This brush is indispensable for all your ornamentation work. This lining brush is made with soft samina hair and has exceptional performance for fine veined and breche marble. Samina fiber is meant to simulate squirrel hair, but with the capability to transport all of today's water mediums. Available in 4 sizes.
- Long, synthetic, samina hair
- Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
- Brush 'springs' into action (learn more)
- Small sizes wonderful for sharp, fine veins and fissures
- Use as a liner for ornamentation
- Larger sizes perfect for Portor Breche and other breche marbles
- Description: Soft synthetic, tapered point
- Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE
|
BRUSH LENGTH
|
FERRULE WIDTH
|
FERRULE LENGTH
|
HAIR LENGTH
|
|
2
|
12" / 30.5cm |
0.1" / 3mm
|
0.1" / 3mm
|
1" / 26mm
|
|
4
|
12.4" / 31.5cm |
0.1" / 3.8mm
|
0.1" / 3.8mm
|
1.1" / 28mm
|
|
6
|
12.8" / 32.5cm |
0.2" / 5mm
|
0.2" / 5mm
|
1.1" / 31mm
|
|
8
|
12" / 30.5cm |
0.2" / 6mm
|
0.2" / 6mm
|
1.3" / 33mm
|
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE
|
Samina
|
|
BRUSH HOLD
|
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
|
|
USAGE
|
Fine veining for faux marble in water mediums; fissures
|
|
MEDIUM
|
Water
|
|
FERRULE
|
Tin
|
|
HANDLE
|
Wooden round long
|
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Long Liner Brush (Sable) | TL-02
ITEM #: TL-02_Size-06
PRICE: $13.85 Regular price Sale price/
Only 19 items in stock!
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll liner brush. A round brush with long hair. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate liner, scroll brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our sable script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
Fine Kolinsky Sable
Standard handle length
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 3 sizes. 6, 8, 10
Compare with LTR-03, LTR-06, TL-01
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
6
11.1" / 28.3cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
1" / 25mm
8
12.5" / 31.7cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
1.1" / 29mm
10
11.8" / 30cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
1.2" / 31mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Kolinsky Sable
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold
USAGE
Trompe l’oeil; ornamentation; scrolling; outlining
MEDIUM
Water or Oil
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round long
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll liner brush. A round brush with long hair. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate liner, scroll brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our sable script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
- Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
- Fine Kolinsky Sable
- Standard handle length
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 3 sizes. 6, 8, 10
- Compare with LTR-03, LTR-06, TL-01
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
| SIZE | BRUSH LENGTH | FERRULE WIDTH | FERRULE LENGTH | HAIR LENGTH |
| 6 | 11.1" / 28.3cm | 0.1" / 3mm | 0.1" / 3mm | 1" / 25mm |
| 8 |
12.5" / 31.7cm |
0.1" / 3mm | 0.1" / 3mm | 1.1" / 29mm |
| 10 | 11.8" / 30cm | 0.2" / 4mm | 0.2" / 4mm | 1.2" / 31mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Kolinsky Sable |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Conductor's Hold |
|
USAGE |
Trompe l’oeil; ornamentation; scrolling; outlining |
|
MEDIUM |
Water or Oil |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round long |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Long Liner Brush (Bordeaux Nylon) | TL-01
ITEM #: TL-01_Size-04
PRICE: $9.25 Regular price Sale price/
Only 67 items in stock!
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll liner brush. A round brush with long hair. Bordeaux nylon fiber is stiffer to handle heavy body water-based mediums. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our bordeaux script, scroll, and liner brush. Great for free-hand scroll, grisaille, polychrome, or arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
Stiffer Bordeaux Nylon fiber
Standard handle length
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 3 sizes. 6, 8, 10
Compare with LTR-03, MB-03, TL-01
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
4
7.6" / 19.2cm
0.1" / 2mm
0.1" / 2mm
0.9" / 24mm
8
7.7" / 19.5cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.9" / 24mm
10
7.7" / 19.5cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
0.9" / 24mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Bordeaux
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
USAGE
Trompe l'oeil; ornamentation
MEDIUM
Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round short
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll liner brush. A round brush with long hair. Bordeaux nylon fiber is stiffer to handle heavy body water-based mediums. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our bordeaux script, scroll, and liner brush. Great for free-hand scroll, grisaille, polychrome, or arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
- Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
- Stiffer Bordeaux Nylon fiber
- Standard handle length
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 3 sizes. 6, 8, 10
- Compare with LTR-03, MB-03, TL-01
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
|
4 |
7.6" / 19.2cm |
0.1" / 2mm |
0.1" / 2mm |
0.9" / 24mm |
|
8 |
7.7" / 19.5cm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.9" / 24mm |
|
10 |
7.7" / 19.5cm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.9" / 24mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Bordeaux |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold |
|
USAGE |
Trompe l'oeil; ornamentation |
|
MEDIUM |
Water |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round short |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Pointed Ornament Brush (Sable) | TL-05
ITEM #: TL-05_Size-08
PRICE: $13.85 Regular price Sale price/
Only 18 items in stock!
Quality, sable hair is hand-selected for this detail brush. This long handle brush is amazingly pointed to make it easy to render magic for fine details in trompe l'oeil. For a mural or ornamentation project, use our short, pointed, sable detail brush for the best response on the finest details. Available in 3 sizes.
Fine pointed sable hair
Sable hair ages well and is self-sharpening
Long handle for use with a mahlstick
Can be used in oil/water when dedicated (learn more)
Long handle brushes are popular with muralists
Excellent for surgical touch-ups
Description: Soft hair, long handle, for precision painting
Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
Hair Length: .9 to 1" (23-25mm)
Dia./width: .12" (3mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
8
11.1" / 28.2cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
0.6" / 16mm
10
11.4" / 28.9cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
0.8" / 20mm
12
11.4" / 28.9cm
0.2" / 5mm
0.2" / 5mm
0.9" / 24mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Kolinsky Sable
BRUSH HOLD
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
USAGE
Reehand trompe l'oeil & ornamentation; murals
MEDIUM
Oil or Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round long
Quality, sable hair is hand-selected for this detail brush. This long handle brush is amazingly pointed to make it easy to render magic for fine details in trompe l'oeil. For a mural or ornamentation project, use our short, pointed, sable detail brush for the best response on the finest details. Available in 3 sizes.
- Fine pointed sable hair
- Sable hair ages well and is self-sharpening
- Long handle for use with a mahlstick
- Can be used in oil/water when dedicated (learn more)
- Long handle brushes are popular with muralists
- Excellent for surgical touch-ups
- Description: Soft hair, long handle, for precision painting
- Brush Care: Water: Wash with soap, Oil: Thinned & lard
- Hair Length: .9 to 1" (23-25mm)
- Dia./width: .12" (3mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
|
8 |
11.1" / 28.2cm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.6" / 16mm |
|
10 |
11.4" / 28.9cm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.2" / 4mm |
0.8" / 20mm |
|
12 |
11.4" / 28.9cm |
0.2" / 5mm |
0.2" / 5mm |
0.9" / 24mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE
|
Kolinsky Sable
|
|
BRUSH HOLD
|
Conductor's Hold, Pencil Hold
|
|
USAGE
|
Reehand trompe l'oeil & ornamentation; murals
|
|
MEDIUM
|
Oil or Water
|
|
FERRULE
|
Tin
|
|
HANDLE
|
Wooden round long
|
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Pointed Detail Brush (Taklon Nylon) | TL-25
ITEM #: TL-25_Size-04
PRICE: $6.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 70 items in stock!
For those of you who do ornamentation, scroll work, or murals, you will find this series of brushes extremely useful. Making the 'thin, thick, thin' stroke is simple with this brush. Available in 6 sizes.
Long, pointed teklon synthetic fiber
Very fine point for thin, painted lines
Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
Long handle for use with a mahlstick
Long handle brushes are popular with muralists
Excellent for surgical touch-ups
Description:Firm, synthetic fiber
Hair Length: .3 to 1.2" (13-27mm)
Dia./width: .5 to .3" (2.5-7.5mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
4
10.8" / 27.5cm
0.1" / 2mm
0.1" / 2mm
0.3" / 8mm
6
11" / 28cm
0.1" / 2.5mm
0.1" / 2.5mm
0.5" / 12mm
8
11.2" / 28.5cm
0.1" / 3.5mm
0.1" / 3.5mm
0.6" / 16mm
10
11.3" / 28.7cm
0.1" / 3.5mm
0.1" / 3.5mm
0.7" / 18mm
12
11.5" / 29.2m
0.2" / 4.5mm
0.2" / 4.5mm
0.8" / 20mm
14
11.9" / 30.3m
0.2" / 6mm
0.2" / 6mm
1" / 26mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Teklon
BRUSH HOLD
Pencil Hold
USAGE
Trompe l'oeil; ornamentation
MEDIUM
Water
FERRULE
Tin
HANDLE
Wooden round
For those of you who do ornamentation, scroll work, or murals, you will find this series of brushes extremely useful. Making the 'thin, thick, thin' stroke is simple with this brush. Available in 6 sizes.
- Long, pointed teklon synthetic fiber
- Very fine point for thin, painted lines
- Rounded for ultimate medium dispersion (learn more)
- Long handle for use with a mahlstick
- Long handle brushes are popular with muralists
- Excellent for surgical touch-ups
- Description:Firm, synthetic fiber
- Hair Length: .3 to 1.2" (13-27mm)
- Dia./width: .5 to .3" (2.5-7.5mm)
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
| 4 | 10.8" / 27.5cm |
0.1" / 2mm |
0.1" / 2mm |
0.3" / 8mm |
|
6 |
11" / 28cm |
0.1" / 2.5mm |
0.1" / 2.5mm |
0.5" / 12mm |
|
8 |
11.2" / 28.5cm |
0.1" / 3.5mm |
0.1" / 3.5mm |
0.6" / 16mm |
|
10 |
11.3" / 28.7cm |
0.1" / 3.5mm |
0.1" / 3.5mm |
0.7" / 18mm |
|
12 |
11.5" / 29.2m |
0.2" / 4.5mm |
0.2" / 4.5mm |
0.8" / 20mm |
|
14 |
11.9" / 30.3m |
0.2" / 6mm |
0.2" / 6mm |
1" / 26mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Teklon |
|
BRUSH HOLD |
Pencil Hold |
|
USAGE |
Trompe l'oeil; ornamentation |
|
MEDIUM |
Water |
|
FERRULE |
Tin |
|
HANDLE |
Wooden round |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Alpha6 Streaker Brush Set
ITEM #: BPAL-02
PRICE: $39.95 Regular price/
Only 8 items in stock!
Alpha 6 Streaker Brush set includes sizes. 2, 4, 6 and 8. Made with the finest synthetic hair, these brushes can be used with both Alphanamel and Alphakrylik! They clean up easily and will last for years!
Alpha 6 Streaker Brush set includes sizes. 2, 4, 6 and 8. Made with the finest synthetic hair, these brushes can be used with both Alphanamel and Alphakrylik! They clean up easily and will last for years!
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Alpha6 Fr8Liner Brush Set
ITEM #: BPAL-04
PRICE: $19.95 Regular price/
Only 9 items in stock!
A soft and snappy full synthetic, long liner. Primarily intended for lettering, pictorials and pinstriping. This brush set performs perfectly for small lettering, script, outlining text and images. Create intricate design work with a brush that can get in the tight spaces and keep your line work as fine as possible. Sizes in set include 0, 1 and 2.
A soft and snappy full synthetic, long liner. Primarily intended for lettering, pictorials and pinstriping. This brush set performs perfectly for small lettering, script, outlining text and images. Create intricate design work with a brush that can get in the tight spaces and keep your line work as fine as possible. Sizes in set include 0, 1 and 2.
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Alpha6 Twister Brush Set
ITEM #: BPAL-03
PRICE: $29.95 Regular price/
Only 3 items in stock!
A liner/ scroller / pinstriper brush by Alpha 6 Brush is a much perfected full synthetic hair brush. This is the latest and greatest synthetic on the market today! It is unusual in the fact that it absorbs the paint and flows off the fibers in a controlled manner. This hair absorbs like a sponge. This brush is offered in sizes 0, 00 and 000!
A liner/ scroller / pinstriper brush by Alpha 6 Brush is a much perfected full synthetic hair brush. This is the latest and greatest synthetic on the market today! It is unusual in the fact that it absorbs the paint and flows off the fibers in a controlled manner. This hair absorbs like a sponge. This brush is offered in sizes 0, 00 and 000!
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Alpha6 Snake Byte Brush Set
ITEM #: BPAL-01
PRICE: $19.95 Regular price/
Only 8 items in stock!
Alpha 6 Snake Bytes are perfect for long outlines, stripe work, scrolling and small lettering. Use these with the Alpha6 Alphanamel and Alphakrylik paints! Size 0, 1 and 2.
Alpha 6 Snake Bytes are perfect for long outlines, stripe work, scrolling and small lettering. Use these with the Alpha6 Alphanamel and Alphakrylik paints! Size 0, 1 and 2.
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Pointed Long Hair Scroll Brush (Samina Nylon)| TL-36
ITEM #: TL-36_Size-02
PRICE: $13.00 Regular price/
Only 5 items in stock!
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll brush. A round brush with long hair. Samina nylon synthetic fiber mimics sable making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Samina script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
Samina synthetic nylon fiber mimics Sable hair
Standard handle length
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 5 sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Compare with LTR-06, LTR-16, TL-02
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
0
7.6" / 19.4cm
0.1" / 1.8mm
0.1" / 1.8mm
1" / 26mm
2
8.1" / 20.6cm
0.1" / 2.5mm
0.1" / 2.5mm
1.2" / 31mm
4
8.1" / 20.7cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.1" / 3mm
1.3" / 33mm
6
8.2" / 20.9cm
0.2" / 4mm
0.2" / 4mm
1.4" / 35mm
8
8.6" / 21.9cm
0.2" / 5mm
0.2" / 5mm
1.5" / 38mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Synthetic Samina Fiber
USAGE
Scrolling
Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll brush. A round brush with long hair. Samina nylon synthetic fiber mimics sable making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Samina script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
- Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
- Samina synthetic nylon fiber mimics Sable hair
- Standard handle length
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 5 sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
- Compare with LTR-06, LTR-16, TL-02
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE |
BRUSH LENGTH |
FERRULE WIDTH |
FERRULE LENGTH |
HAIR LENGTH |
|
0 |
7.6" / 19.4cm |
0.1" / 1.8mm |
0.1" / 1.8mm |
1" / 26mm |
|
2 |
8.1" / 20.6cm |
0.1" / 2.5mm |
0.1" / 2.5mm |
1.2" / 31mm |
|
4 |
8.1" / 20.7cm |
0.1" / 3mm |
0.1" / 3mm |
1.3" / 33mm |
|
6 |
8.2" / 20.9cm | 0.2" / 4mm | 0.2" / 4mm | 1.4" / 35mm |
|
8 |
8.6" / 21.9cm | 0.2" / 5mm | 0.2" / 5mm | 1.5" / 38mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Synthetic Samina Fiber |
|
USAGE |
Scrolling |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Sword Dagger Pinstriping Brush (Squirrel) | LTR-01
ITEM #: LTR-01_Size-00
PRICE: $34.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 4 items in stock!
Sword, dagger shaped brush with Squirrel hair. Classic, short handle with brass-bound ferrule fits in your palm. Used as a free-hand script, pinstriping sign painting brush. For all your curvy stripes, pinstriping, ornamental scrolls, and lettering.
Exaggerated Dagger, Pointed Sword shape
Squirrel Hair
Advanced Sign Painting brush that requires practice and control
Brass-bound ferrule with wooden handle
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Ok with oil mediums
Available in 5 sizes: 00, 0, 1, 2, 4
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
SIZE
BRUSH LENGTH
FERRULE WIDTH
FERRULE LENGTH
HAIR LENGTH
6
8.5" / 21.5cm
0.1" / 2mm
0.2" / 4mm
1.7" / 43mm
8
8.6" / 21.9cm
0.1" / 3mm
0.2" / 5mm
1.8" / 45mm
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
HAIR TYPE
Samina Nylon
USAGE
pinstriping, ornamental scrolls, curves
Sword, dagger shaped brush with Squirrel hair. Classic, short handle with brass-bound ferrule fits in your palm. Used as a free-hand script, pinstriping sign painting brush. For all your curvy stripes, pinstriping, ornamental scrolls, and lettering.
- Exaggerated Dagger, Pointed Sword shape
- Squirrel Hair
- Advanced Sign Painting brush that requires practice and control
- Brass-bound ferrule with wooden handle
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Ok with oil mediums
- Available in 5 sizes: 00, 0, 1, 2, 4
SIZE TRANSLATIONS
|
SIZE
|
BRUSH LENGTH
|
FERRULE WIDTH
|
FERRULE LENGTH
|
HAIR LENGTH
|
|
6
|
8.5" / 21.5cm |
0.1" / 2mm | 0.2" / 4mm |
1.7" / 43mm
|
|
8
|
8.6" / 21.9cm |
0.1" / 3mm | 0.2" / 5mm |
1.8" / 45mm |
BRUSH SPECIFICATIONS
|
HAIR TYPE |
Samina Nylon |
|
USAGE |
pinstriping, ornamental scrolls, curves |
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Round Long Handle Lettering Brush (Sable) | LTR-02
ITEM #: LTR-02_Size-02
PRICE: $22.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 5 items in stock!
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A round brush with a long handle. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled sable lettering brush. Works best with a Striping Edge for long, controlled, thin lines.
Long hair, round, flat top
Fine Kolinsky Sable
Long handle for ultimate control
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Compare with LTR-04, LTR-05
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A round brush with a long handle. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled sable lettering brush. Works best with a Striping Edge for long, controlled, thin lines.
- Long hair, round, flat top
- Fine Kolinsky Sable
- Long handle for ultimate control
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
- Compare with LTR-04, LTR-05
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Round Long Hair Thick Lettering Brush (Sable) | LTR-05
ITEM #: LTR-05_Size-02
PRICE: $20.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 5 items in stock!
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. Our thickest round brush with extra long hair.. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled sable lettering brush. Works best with a Striping Edge for long, controlled, thin lines.
Extra long hair, thick round brush with flat top
Fine Kolinsky Sable
Standard handle length
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14
Compare with LTR-02, LTR-04
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. Our thickest round brush with extra long hair.. The finest Kolinsky Sable hair is the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled sable lettering brush. Works best with a Striping Edge for long, controlled, thin lines.
- Extra long hair, thick round brush with flat top
- Fine Kolinsky Sable
- Standard handle length
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14
- Compare with LTR-02, LTR-04
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Round Long Handle Scroll Brush (Sablex Synth) | LTR-06
ITEM #: LTR-06_Size-02
PRICE: $11.00 Regular price Sale price/
Only 5 items in stock!
Extra Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll brush. A round brush with long hair, mounted on a long handle. Our Sablex fiber mimics sable but slightly stiffer, making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Sablex nylon script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
Sablex nylon synthetic fiber mimics Sable hair
Long handle for ultimate control
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Compare with LTR-03, LTR-16, TL-02
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
Extra Long hair and a pointed tip make this our specialized scroll brush. A round brush with long hair, mounted on a long handle. Our Sablex fiber mimics sable but slightly stiffer, making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. Professionals use this time-honored pointed scroll liner brush to create long curves in sign painting and ornamentation techniques. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Sablex nylon script, scroll, and liner brush when the thinnest of lines are desired. This brush holds a lot of painting medium. Great for free-hand scroll and arabesque work. Additional uses for faux wood pitch pine fine grains and faux marble portor imitation for fine, wiggly veins.
- Extra long hair, round brush with fine pointed tip
- Sablex nylon synthetic fiber mimics Sable hair
- Long handle for ultimate control
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 6 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
- Compare with LTR-03, LTR-16, TL-02
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |
Round Lettering Brush (Sablex Synth) | LTR-08
ITEM #: LTR-08_Size-02
PRICE: $10.50 Regular price Sale price/
Only 5 items in stock!
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A round brush with long hair. Our Sablex fiber mimics sable but slightly stiffer, making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Sablex nylon lettering brush. Works well on showcard, script and mural projects. Sablex synthetic is an economical replacement to sable hair brushes.
Extra long hair, round brush with flat top
Sablex synthetic fiber mimics Sable hair
Standard handle length
Brush Care: Wash with soap
Available in 10 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
Compare with LTR-04, LTR-07
Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
Paint crisp letters with this classic-shaped lettering brush with a flat-tip. A round brush with long hair. Our Sablex fiber mimics sable but slightly stiffer, making it the ultimate lettering brush for oil paint, one shot enamel, or water-based sign painting mediums. With the classic flat tip, it's easy to start/stop each letter with an accurate angle. Using your pinkie as a guide, create controlled 'thin-thick-thin' strokes, with our long handled Sablex nylon lettering brush. Works well on showcard, script and mural projects. Sablex synthetic is an economical replacement to sable hair brushes.
- Extra long hair, round brush with flat top
- Sablex synthetic fiber mimics Sable hair
- Standard handle length
- Brush Care: Wash with soap
- Available in 10 sizes. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
- Compare with LTR-04, LTR-07
- Used best with a mahl stick TPAL-05, TPAL-06
How-To Brush Care Guide
Prepare your brushes for their first use - read below.
Most of our large and fine hair brushes are hand-set and made with different hairs that are tapped in a small copper cylinder before being glued into the ferrule. This is why some of the hairs are not properly affixed to the ferrule, so the brush will shed some hair the first few times you will use it.
Thick hair: examples are; badger, hog (china bristle), horse hair
Fine hair: examples are sable; squirrel, goat, skunk (fine, thin short hair)
Synthetic Fiber: examples are; taklon, samina, bordeaux, synthetic bristle
To minimize brush shedding, you should:
- Wash the brush thoroughly with a mild dish soap in warm water and massage the hair to comb out the loose bristles. Rinse until there is no soap residue left in the brush.
- Ring the brush out by rolling it between your hands as if you were trying to make a fire with a stick to fluff out the brush.
- Let dry by hanging the brushes or lay it down at the edge of a table (a hog bristle will have a strong odor due to the bone glue used to attach the bristles. This will go away after a few washings.)
Repeat this process a few more times.
All acrylic glazes contain some sort of ammonia which attacks the structure of the natural hair. Therefore, brush maintenance and thorough repetitive cleaning as described in step 1, 2, & 3 is imperative to protect and extend the life of your brush.
Applying a few drops of ‘leave in’ conditioner is also a good idea if you’re not going to be using your brush for some time.
Dried Paint: If some acrylic glaze becomes hardened on the brush, start by removing the heaviest part with denatured alcohol then rinse with water and coat the hairs with Murphy’s Oil Soap and leave for several hours. Apply the steps again from 1, 2, & 3 so the paint will brush out easily and leave your brush as good as new. Be careful as soap left too long in the natural hair will deteriorate the flexibility of the hair.
Proper cleaning procedure
for oil/water and large or small brushes:
| Oil Medium | Water Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Large Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Wash brush with warm water and a lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry upside down. | Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Clean with a tiny bit of lathering soap and rinse until completely clean. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry. |
| Small Brushes | Prep brushes by thinning in two or more baths of spirits or until a rag runs free of paint. Apply a generous portion of Lard to the tip of the brush and store. To reuse brush, completely thin with spirits. | Clean each small brush very carefully and gently with a tiny bit of lathering soap. Shake out excess water, quickly form brush shape, and then allow to dry . To reshape a brush, dip it in Gum Arabic. |