Brushstroke Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Decorative Painting Brushstrokes

144 Pages·2006·14.36 MB·English

by  Maureen McNaughton

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Acknowledgments
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‘How to Loud the Brush ”

SECTION ONE ROUND Brust

Pressure Strokes
Straight
Gined #

Cone Stes

Sra a
Pointed Pie Ske

Curvec '

Pointed Comma strates

Stralaht
Cured
‘Sembinat'on Straight end Carvod
Way
#lat.on Iosice Cdge #
Com raion Wavy and Flaton Insice Ldge w
(0° Point, Quick Pressure be
Fan Strokes
Fon Mi
Corntination Polntec Comma: Long Point, Quick Pressure end Fan $5
Seeight Eoirted st
Bumpy fo
Combination Straight Pointed Fan anc Burpy Fan 82
Cured Pointed Fan u
Checaate Chip a

Combination Curien Pointed tan and Chi

te cho oS

Teardrop Strokes
Teardrop Pp
Teardrop Chl i
Combination Teard-op and Teard-np Chip a

Common Round Brush Mistokes %

Ton Rourd Brush Borders
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SECTION TW: FLAT BRUSH
Prescure Stokes
Straight
Cuned
‘Combination Straight ane Cu-ved
Comma Strokes
Curved
Sinight
Combination Sta ght and Curved
C Strokes and Seroll Strakes
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Combination C and Serol
biyot €
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Cembination Closed C and Pint
Ruffled C Stoke Varctions
S Strokes
5 Sticke
Phot S
Combination $ and Pivot s

Pivot Strokes
‘Querterauin Pvot
Halitar Piva
Combination Quarter tun end Ha Feurn Pivot
Ruled §, Po! Sand alfa Pivo

Common Flat Brush Mistokes
Ten Flat Brush Borders

Floral Compositions
‘Roses anc Calla Lilies*
‘Tillum and Peach Blossoms”
“Jacobean Fantasy"
“Violet Posies”
“Red Popes”
“Farget Me Nots, Bumbledees & Buttery”
Panemns

“Resources and Index
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cual ty brustes anc paints wil pot you started. Practice the
son srreoth card stock-crcamwas, Soan you vil he printing your

ards, decorating scrapbook pages anc enjoying yur nev sk sh

In 13781 troduced my ins of MeNavehten
brates They hive evsWee throug the years a5
my unceretadirg of br.sn capabilies has
fawn, Thenicue cenctrucior ofthe synhesie
Flement is decig-e3 to carry the ge arourt of
ait eequired for —y techrique, with even dst
ele spring and
these stushes deal for stoke

ution “ough the bles
‘eslene mal

wetk

ound The round brushes are ful
‘ome to 3 shara point. The sizes of

sed i this hook arene. 0. 2,0, 3.70.44
10. §, 12.6, 19.7 anc no &

Liter The lier 2 round orush wih Longer brs
Ales tha taper to avery sharp pain: Its used for
linewors and detail n this Bask The shor lin is,
used for very ght cas an te-dils. The liner
brush sizes used ir this booc se: hee the
s/o, and the $0 short ine.

Flo: The toz edge ofthe bristles of «Wel brush is
called a “chisel cdg sel for shot. Te
ch se rust re-tar closes righ when te brush
sllad th pains in erde to farm the points a
at brush slrows, The Mat brash sizes used in
nis Bock are: no. 0. m0. 2,7. 4y "8 8, 12.8

ra. 10 and no. 1,

re Row! Stree 220 These brushes are made
from o flex bls natural nar, They havea dense
‘constuction to create thir ‘ll bodied shane In
ths cook trey 270 se for soft end de cate stipe
png eects n igo areas (see page 1)

Points ond tdediums

‘Aci Ponts Fort aanting demrsnsticios in
this bok used scons Ame

fe rortonc, waterbacee, an cone

els, Yeu tan Fis the ese

lyn any arts ane cas sugply sire in handy
2-curce (59m) squseze battles Uke these coors
835 they come Fam he bot fo: hesecoatng pour
painting surfaces 0° chew. ahd cop 0
two oF my extender fo mart cals fo ease
sn bea fly blended sushi

acne

Exterder Thi the bey ing writ that ales the
Decaf pairt blend into soft ection: nes in
"7 png technique It also allows you to stcich
the stine asleng as needed and sill ate
sharp poinis whe recured

To make eviede, combine thee gets water
with are gant Decaf Easy Flea ina lear

nine (fom) squeeze rte

[Ads one at two diops 2 eter
(25am) cudcl of paint As ycu roving the
pain, you wll el the vicosityIsosen Some cl
forse not requir exendes sre isis indicated

toavinch

with an aste: sé (°} i he clor chart each
Siokew k ceronstration in tis Book Vis 19

Wb site Gee pone 14} flit ofa tha Deco:
‘at colors that tecuire auener for strckewore

(Other Materiaks

Wet Peieste The success ofmy techni ©
deperds.o7 Keep the aciyic pai athe cot
feet consistency ana ozen on the paste for 38
long as possible: MeNauehton Wet Pulee Fe

pectsnts the water Tom seering ito the aye
get kezps te vsceni othe pant consistent far
ery hours
‘Dioosabe Wa Palate This 3
boot ofesiraieoited 3361
sheets. Make sre the pa ee
yeu coos

‘Siny coating $0 wil nt
asso the ross ee the
sore pain

atten swots These sre se

for poureng 0° clot. 20k fo

andirot tc fuzz For smaller
ares, use colted coon
Cosmetic nab, Theseswaas
di ha cosmetics
you bal ug

Boh Sonn ree a ec argu
ar arush bas mbecause (has a

Tor tush deena
Thare ae ridges onthe foor cf
‘onesie ofthe basin, To dean
paint ou of the beush, dap the
fevale cross t-e-idges Ir ore recon 0
viele ou ary stbtoe color

Pelee Keil) pelea cwial bende bile
casei scrapes up every les! cho of wh

‘Shyu Too! Ths toc is used “or pairting dets

Ligh: ard Dork rong Paper this papor hae &
atk or | gh cossing. Place it ranted sets coun,
fn he surfer ueer the atten teense the
Faller your sucace Far link allen in
Femove excess co4 1 ko theppapen wi = dy
pace: towel

Brush Clearer tre 2nd ofthe pining
‘se Decoart Maple Brush Cleare* or big
sicorol fo ciesche any stubbcin acc pain stil
fn che brs,

Bondo Sprsoder 17 flonble plastic seatule-ype
toch s aa leble were automot y= supplios are
ol, | use 1 when ate20"Ing my wet palette to
express ary exes wale: Itcan also ze uses to

ese are some ofthe brishes, pants ond other
supoles youl nee forthe bruchsiroke demos in
this book a ound anus; bles flat bras
sd, Pro Rourd baushs: we: pele: olntad
nd regia ction swabs ys; h. Desa
sane pans: ordi, Cesaivt Eas Foc.

isthe sdges 0 tae wen rrasting of

Frosted “Iansble” Tope ard 1/4: Ich (6r-m)
Paicters Tape There ate soseal oravds te

‘ate: bul enor one that removes easily, Both
finds of ape can heed for mashing ostrpes.

Sik Seorge (cose) sik sponge isa neh
textured atta se <corge that ust for 5
pling nd stain he poten the dema o~

age 4 was nicl wth a sik sponge!

Papar Towa Ise sch, aber ate
blot water and acess pin: sore pou" bush
$0u use €case, rough twrds you could qu cc’
run your bushes
is full-bodied and destanad to 70:4 2 cuantity oF prait, whic* allows the
Hepaedl rat Ths ping lulgiets «icing retool devopec uber pu

nal ane colt Haare 8s enh pers he clr on he i das
ne oh force sft reat hat rangs rom hgh to dak

a

PT ee ee ee
Geesenderes inch (asgm), water ond wnt clon paiah Wcesoa Gaede og
fwd efmost cls of 23co tol pea eb

et paint oth ealors tre
loading eclorand the upeing
chorus ne che same cor
3 to bene together F
hey ve no), the tipping eslor
sil ot pull ough

ioke

‘A. Vinee a loading 20n2 ithe 5, Tutntw brush overard ond 6 Withnopressiir, sake all
Jong colorthat sty cote theca sie, again using rs sides nthe leading Zone to
leagihoFthebistles, Lead the press.re rest ape she brales toa ron

Brush wit the ft coor asin shape Do otro etna the
Hee er tase

ule his wre aouncs
wen the ists frm open.
ing dite ive, The Was
sos ge sag up to the
Wb Ws aaa a

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7. Take port offal sides ofthe
tip oftre brush agairs:a stars
edge such a he exe ofibe
palee. so the brush has hare
Lists forthe tipping co orto
grabents With the incr. taking
the paint of the ip gives you
sn) fine line

6

as

10. Te reload for a “cw stoke,
spe the tipping color off on a
pape: towel thon reed ihe
leading eslor Repeat te entre
lading prozess for cach oie

43, Toit, push the paint
‘a ofthe lotd ng zonew th a
pate aie,

&.Strthenpofthebrishin 9, Gently touch the tp tothe
the tipping coor, shallow fora palete—this beaks the surtace
shortstiow and mere deesly tension Ueiweer the tho
fora lore stoke

‘AMu fou get tox mach colorin 12. This sarireunest oad
the Isacing zore,you wind up br-sh

with izes ofcint on yew

brushs:voke fthere are res

In yourlozding zone, ete ae

fidges n your brushstrck=

Here the ex nls ol evenly

istnibuted though the bis.

45. f.conmly ond nd
rsh pod aeeord scr
Wows he

18, Werk (excess pant ints
the brush in the der leasing
‘zones