Watercolor brushes mainly have two kinds. For instance, brushes made of hair and nylon draws the different feelings because of different pen waist and maintenance method. At the beginning of painting, as long as with the preparation of flat brush and intermediate dark round brush and brush painting, it can cope with squirrel.
One, flat watercolor brush
Goat wool and nylon wool are mixed. It is used in paper with water giving moisture, and also used to draw broad drag sweeping strokes. Flat side can draw rough lines.
Tow, oval watercolor brush
The brush hair is squirrel. After flooding almost expanded two times, the nib is also easy to gather and can draw fine and sharp tension wire. It can also be used to brush with the brush lying and abdomen at the screen drum brush.
Three, color flat watercolor brush The brush hair is made of nylon: the interior is soft; the outer is the volume of a layer of hard hair with more powerful waist. Flat side can draw a sharp line and panel can also be used to show Western-style buildings of the filling effect.
Four, flat watercolor brush Weasel hair and nylon wool are mixed. The pen nib waist is elastic and neat. The advantages will be larger when painting windows and tile.
Five, wool pen
This kind of pen is suitable for dry brush technique, which is often used in paint hair details (pen is easily broken, so the best is to cut short and volume of plastic zone).
Six, squirrels brush
The middle of squirrels is added the horsehair to strengthen the pen waist. Even using coarse pigment, it still can smooth the pen on the pen nib. For performance of the tensions and level of detail, you can use this pen.
Seven, goat brush
This brush is used when making pigment absorption ability, rough ground color and wet breaking wet techniques. Because of different manufacturers, the sizes and types of brush are different. But after stained with water, the brush point is tidy and easy to gather the pen nib, which is also more comfortable. 1. Red sable hair paintbrush (weasel). The pen is fine and easy to grip, which is often used for drawing wire.
2. Round pen made of squirrel hair. The pigment absorption amount is easy to gather. Because of the relatively short pen-holder, it is suitable for fast drawing. More important is used to dry brush technique.
3. Hazel pen which is the frequent one used in oil painting and acrylic painting. The pen waist is elastic and more suitable for dealing with the details. Hazelnut pen made of pig hair possesses greater hardness and easily damaged paper surface, so the purchase of the brush should be careful. In fact, the middle of brush is used nylon hair, but it can show the painting effect of sable hair (black weasel hair) brush.
4. Watercolor pen head. The brush pen is neat which can fully absorb the pigment with easy operation.
Maintenance methods of brushes
Watercolor paint can be fully washed in water. Shaking animation pen up and down in the water can make you wash away the pigment stuck on the pen hair root. Watercolor brushes should be saved after fully drying in the air, otherwise it may mildew. In addition, brush pen made of nylon hair is suitable to draw sharp lines with elastic waist. But if not well preserved, the pen is easy to curl. The curled pen will get better if washed in the hot water. Saving the brush should pay special attention to reducing the burden on the nib.
How to paint flowers in the oil paintings?
Both the plants in the pot and flowers inserted in the vase are the still lives theme that artists love. They can be alone made into the painting, or can also be used as a part of a group of still lives, such as adding some fruit, a bowl or a glass bottle pattern.
About drawing paper, canvas and painting board
There are many materials that can be used for painting. Drawing paper, canvas and painting board are commonly used. But the beginners should note that no matter which material you choose, please remember to process the painting bottom into no oil absorption or less.
Russian painter Serov's painting style
Serov was an outstanding Russian portrait painter in the alternate period of the nineteenth century and twentieth Century. And he was an important representative of Russian realism painting at the beginning of this century.
