Different Styles Of Brush Strokes . . . by Anna Meenaghan
How we all love to try new things So you perhaps would like to add a new dimension to your work which we all do from time to time. Much is to be gained by using your brushes in various types of ways which is most satisfying.
Perhaps you would like to try creating new ideas with just a single brush. It is surprising the results you can obtain like this. You will find that you can cover vast amounts of space but that it also possible to just do very fine lines. Quite exciting effects therefore can be made with different textures marks patterning.
If you go to your local art supplier you will probably think you are faced with too many types of different brushes. Which do I need The choice seems endless. Well with the cheap brushes you may find the hair itself often comes loose parts of the handle disintegrate.
We all face this problem from time to time. These brushes are good for practicing with. However different brushes are designed with a certain type of particular stroke in mind. As an example to produce lines that gradually peter out a brush with a fine point is ideal. Good too for filling in parts with very fine detailing.
Brushes that have a great many bristles will fill up with plenty of paint. Therefore you do not spend so much time putting the paint on your brush. So in this way it different to one of the fine brushes or what is known as a flat brush. A flat brush can be used to cover large areas of your work. It usually has many bristles in fact looks square gives a flat finish.
Your art k it of vital importance to you personally you find your own favourite items. Now with the fantastic selection of brushes available there are so many effects that can be obtained.
Practice makes perfect or so the saying goes. Let rip with your brushes spend time with them see where they lead you. Rome was not built in a day
New effects are what you want different styles for your work maybe You develop your own personal style naturally enough but often we do find we do need change. Try using the brush in other ways on it's side for instance not always the point. Then apply more or less accordingly.
Personally I love acrylic oil paints for my work. They appear to give you such flexibility. Being able to use them straight form tube you can use them so well for giving you dynamic swirl like strokes with a thicker brush. Great for water scenes too.
How about just painting with a dry brush This is something I have tried occasionally with the background still visible. Other people I find manage to complete paintings simply by using dots. A flexible flat brush is required to do this.
Personally I find that if you stab with your brush you can obtain a mixture of results. It is nice sometimes when you can see the canvas through your work using you choice of strokes to advantage.
Swirls alternating dashes dots dabs whatever you can choose your own. Similarly whether you use a fine flat dry tip or side of the brush to make some sort of impressions. Colours too make or break your work with light shade.
If for example you are painting lines thick to thin you need more pressure for the thick lines a lighter stroke for the thin. It is all trial error. So give it a go
More great guides from this writer are listed at her website. Anna Meenaghan has been involved in the arts most her life her internet interactive art gallery spans everything from landscape paintings to realism. So go ahead visit see for yourself . . . Different Styles Of Brush Strokes . . .
