Brushes
are an important tool for expressing skill. One stroke brushes have been
tried and tested by many artists, both professional and pleasure
painters, all have found them excellent value, easy to use and
outstanding performance. Some of the main requirements of these brushes
are that; they are made from a hard wearing filament that is soft and
flexible; and have a longer length of hair between the ferrule and tip.
The one stroke brush has a distinctly rectangular tuft shape with
flexible, soft hairs; the tuft can smoothly release a longer stroke of
paint and produces a more calligraphic range of brush marks.
The usual filament used is Sable, but the mix of sable and synthetic
makes them hard wearing and strong enough to carry the weight of the oil
paint. One of the reasons for the longer length of filament is to
facilitate the loading of the brush. The dried paint forces the
filaments apart, this in turn prevents the brush coming back to it's
normal shape, be it round or flat. The weight and length of the handle
are chosen to give the correct balance to the brush, making it
comfortable and easy to use. One stroke brush have been crafted and
designed to fulfill the requirements for 'one-stroke' painting with
oils, although they are suitable for use with other media.
