Brushes for drawing. What are they like?

And a budding little artist, and eminentThe master knows that the basic tools for drawing are brushes, paints, pencils and paper. Of course, much depends on the paper. For example, for drawing with watercolors you need

choose a special paper of different density and texture: smooth or textured, thick or rough.

But first of all you need to choose the right brush. All brushes used for drawing differ in form, type, and size.

Professional artists enjoy round,flat and oval brushes. Round brush for drawing are the main tool. They are necessary in order to apply large amounts of paint. It is advisable to have round brushes at the size of 8, and for very large paintings - 10 and 12.

A flat brush is needed to wet the paper with water. Artists-masters use brushes from 0,5 to 1 inch. They always have a flat brush of synthetic fibers with a rotatable end for cleaning, scratching, polishing, or other actions.

Oval brush for drawing will help to draw all the details on large

formats. They are good at adding a large amount of paint or water to the paper. But if the pattern is applied to a small surface, such a brush may not be useful.

In addition to the basic set of brushes, alwaysYou must have thin brushes in your collection to perform certain tasks to draw neat lines and drawing details. And still wide three-inch brushes, very convenient for drawing on a paper of the big format.

Real, high-quality brushes are made frompile animals and choose them depending on what the drawing is done - oil, watercolor or gouache. The properties and quality of bristles are the main criterion of choice.

The most common brushes for drawing fromnap protein. It is from him that the softest and smoothest brushes are used, which are used for drawing with watercolor. For oil painting, they are completely unsuitable, since they will immediately begin to get out of the solvent and soon become worthless. They quickly abrade, but with proper care will serve for a long time. They are similar in their properties to squirrel brushes from marten, although they are rarely found on sale.

Wool Column is ideal for brushes. It is much longer erased, almost does not get out, a bit stiffer and harder than squirrel. Such a brush can be painted not only with watercolor, but also with oil. A resilient brush is ideal for conducting even and clear lines, as well as for graphics and calligraphy.

But the best

and are considered brushes for drawing from napsable. They say that it is possible to paint a temple with one such brush, and then continue working. It practically does not rub off, it does not climb, it's soft, but at the same time it's elastic enough, it keeps fine thin lines well, but it also allows working in other techniques. One of its drawbacks is too high a price, so even a professional artist rarely meets her.

There are also brushes made of bristles, goats' wool, dogs, synthetic ones and others. However, in painting they are usually not used by masters, and for children - are not recommended.

Drawing is one of the most fascinating anddiverse types of creativity. You can draw not only with colors and pencils, gouache or markers. In addition to the classic brush drawing, you can use other tools.

For young children, suchunusual forms of drawing, like drawing milk, symmetrical or dotted. And how much joy will cause blotting or waxing! You can create a picture with splashes, palms or with a punch. The main thing is that such "drawing" brings joy, develops the imagination, awakened the imagination. And, who knows, maybe from such a small "artist" one day a professional will grow up.