These Are Paintbrushes Every Artist Needs In Their Arsenal And How To Use Them!

Brushes, brushes, brushes, where do you begin? There are a million different kinds, and they all do different things! Which brush is for blending? Which brush is for details? There are so many types that it can be hard to know which you should purchase for your art. We're here to help; here's our crash course on the most popular paintbrushes and their best uses!

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THE ROUND BRUSH

Behold, the brush of all brushes, the classic round brush! This brush can fill, line, detail, and blend, which is exactly why I believe that if you only own one kind of brush, this should be the one! That's also why we include this brush in our painting kits!

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THE FLAT BRUSH

Flat brushes are an absolute dream for filling in large areas of solid color, which is my personal favorite use for them. Another great thing about them is that you can also use them to get really crisp edges on your painting, especially when using a soft body acrylic paint.

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THE FILBERT BRUSH

These brushes are the perfect choice for softening and blending paint, especially for subjects like clouds, skies, and skin. And while it's not its selling point, they can also be used to fill in large areas of color. 

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THE FAN BRUSH

Fan brushes are the kind of brush most of us either love or hate. Still, it's undeniable that fan brushes are great for achieving textures that other brushes can't as efficiently. If you'd like to learn more about using fan brushes specifically, check out our post about them!

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THE LINER BRUSH

This brush will help you to pull lines with ease. It can take a little getting used to because, at the start, the length of the hairs can feel unstable, but the biggest tip we have for this brush is to pick up a fluid acrylic medium! This will help the paint flow for precise, smooth lines.

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THE ANGLE BRUSH

Like the round brush, the angle brush is a versatile choice, from coverage to blending to details and getting gorgeously crisp edges just like the flat brush; it's a smart pick for your painting arsenal! 

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READY TO GO BEYOND BEGINNER STATUS?

Our Acrylic Basics guide has tons of videos that will guide you step by step through some of the basic techniques you need to learn to grow as an artist, from how to paint clouds to skin tones and more. You'll start feeling like a pro in no time!

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