Painting
brushes are highly efficient for painting all areas, small, medium or
large and for all types of paint. Oil painting brush is made from stiff
or soft hairs, which can be either natural hairs or synthetic fibers.
Soft brush are ideal for thin paint which spreads easily, and for
detailed work as they form a sharp point which allows for precision
painting. Robust, hard brushes are ideal for pushing around thick paint
and for creating brush marks in the paint.
Filaments used in paint brushes are hog bristle and other animal
bristles, as well as man-made filaments, both tapered and level,
including nylon, polyester and other level synthetics. Tapered polyester
filaments are recommended for all paints. They do not absorb water or
lose resiliency as do natural bristles and nylon. Natural bristles work
well only with oil-based paints. Nylon can be used with latex paints or
oil-based paints.
Oil Painting brushes have a high percentage of bristles with flagged
(split) ends, which is important for holding and spreading paint. The
better the flagging, the more paint a brush will hold and the fewer the
brush marks left on the painted surface.
