Autobiography of a paint brush
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A paintbrush is a brush used to apply paint or sometimes ink. A paintbrush is usually made by clamping the bristles to a handle with a ferrule. They are available in various sizes, shapes, and materials. Thicker ones are used with for filling in, and thinner ones are used for details. They may be subdivided into decorators' brushes used for painting and decorating and artists' brushes use for visual art.
Brush Parts
Bristles: Transfer paint onto the substrate surface
Ferrule: Retains the bristles and attaches them to the handle
Handle: The intended interface between the user and the tool
Trade Painter's Brushes
Brushes for use in non-artistic trade painting are geared to applying an even coat of paint to relatively large areas.
Decorators' brushes
A paintbrush, with parts identified
Decorators' brushes
Using a paintbrush
The sizes of brushes used for painting and decorating.
Decorators' brush sizes
Decorators' brush sizes are given in millimeters (mm) or inches (in), which refers to the width of the head. Common sizes are:
Metric: 10 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm.
Customary: 1⁄8 in,1⁄4 in, 3⁄8 in, 1⁄2in, 5⁄8 in, 3⁄4 in, 7⁄8 in, 1 in, 1 1⁄4 in, 1 1⁄2 in, 2 in, 2 1⁄2 in, 3 in, 3 1⁄2 in, 4 in.
Decorators' brush shapes
Angled: For painting edges, bristle length viewed from the wide face of the brush uniformly decrease from one end of the brush to the other
Flat: For painting flat surfaces, bristle length viewed from the wide face of the brush does not change
Tapered: Improves control, the bristle length viewed from the narrow face of the brush is longer in the center and tapers toward the edges
Striker: Large round (cylindrical) brush for exterior painting difficult areas
Artists' brush handles
Artists' brush handles are commonly wooden but can also be made of molded plastic. Many mass-produced handles are made of unfinished raw wood; better quality handles are of seasoned hardwood. The wood is sealed and lacquered to give the handle a high-gloss, waterproof finish that reduces soiling and swelling.
Metal ferrules may be of aluminum, nickel, copper, or nickel-plated steel. Quill ferrules are also found: these give a different "feel" to the brush, and are staple of French-style aquarel wash brushes.
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Autobiography of a paint brush