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Best brushes for acrylic paintings

Synthetic watercolor brushes are the best for acrylic paintings. They are much harder wearing and less expansive than sable brushes. The most popular brushes used by acrylic painters are those made from hogs hair. They are available in four shapes i.e. flat, bright, filbert and round. Flat brushes are square ended, bright brushes are flat with rounded tips while the shapes of filbert and round brushes is self explanatory.

The acrylic painters also use a very special brush called 'rigger'. This brush has stable, hair or synthetic bristle, which are much longer than the average brushes.

For best results…

Never allow the paint to dry in the brushes Keep a large jar handy to put your brushes in until you need to use them again When finished for the day, wash the brushed thoroughly with soap and cold water