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WATERCOLOR FROM DICK BLICK
Watercolor Brushes
Watercolor brushes typically have long, absorbent hairs, and the best are of natural fiber. By tradition, a watercolor brush has a short handle, since the artist executes fine detail and works close to the paper or medium.
High-end watercolor brushes, such as Kolinsky sable pointed rounds, are prized for their ability to keep a fine point, useful for detail work. Desired qualities include resiliency and snap.
The cost and scarcity of high-quality natural fibers has fostered the development of good synthetic alternatives. Synthetic watercolor brushes can be used with other media.
Want to know what a filbert or a bright brush is and what they're used for? See: About brush shapes
See also: Watercolor paint, watercolor brushes, watercolor paper & blocks, watercolor panels, watercolor palettes, watercolor frisket & masks, watercolor boards, watercolor tape
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These free charts describe the different brush shapes and hair types, and Blick's system of standard brush sizing and measurement.
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