Bristle Brush

This is one of the oldest and most traditional types of brushes.  We use this brush in several landscape lessons and a few floral lessons in our programs.  The traditional bristle brush is made from hog hair and is very stiff.  This stiffness allows the artist to push around very thick amounts of paint.  It also allows the use of many newer and specialized techniques developed by our studio. Many times we use the brush held very flat to give new and unique looks to the edges of clouds, trees and water. This requires a very stiff brush to work in conjunction with the thicker qualities of Heritage MultiMedia. We designed this brush with slightly longer bristles which keeps the tips slightly softer while also allowing for the unique movements of the thicker paint.

The bristle brush is perfect more many of our "Art of Painting" techniques.  Use the long handle to control the pressure you apply to the tip of the brush.  Stepping back on the handle allows you to create a softer "tip" which when combined with the thicker paint qualities of the Heritage Multimedia allows you to paint the receding edges of trees, clouds and bushes.  Step into the handle to paint more direct front clouds, pushing more and thicker amounts of paint.