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11-16-2005, 06:24 PM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
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Dry brushing
Quick question. What is dry brushing? Just curious. i have seen a lot of painters using this term and was just interested. what is it used for?
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11-16-2005, 06:48 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
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If i`m not mistaken it`s washing/wiping a little of the paint off the brush then brushing the piece it`s used for raising highlights.
It ruins the tips of the brush as well.
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11-16-2005, 07:02 PM
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Mod Guru
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Basically what Odin said. You dip the brush in paint and then wipe most of it off. It's used to bring out highlights in raised surfaces. I don't know about it ruining the tip of the brush though. I'm sure the paintmasters will chime in with their input and comments.
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11-16-2005, 07:13 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zurbaran1
Basically what Odin said. You dip the brush in paint and then wipe most of it off. It's used to bring out highlights in raised surfaces.
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I don't know about it ruining the tip of the brush though. I'm sure the paintmasters will chime in with their input and comments.
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It ruins the tip because it`s being used basically dry and the fibers/hair won`t stay straight.
This is why you don`t sit a brush with tip down in water it bends it.
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11-16-2005, 07:32 PM
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Paint Master
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Lord Odin and Zurb are correct. Dry brushing is basically dipping a flat or filbert style brush into paint and brushing off most of the paint onto a rag or paper towel. What is left on your brush is a very dry paint...and just a tad, and you brush this dry paint onto the raised surfaces of a sculpt to help bring out detail.
If you are going to use this technique, Micro Mark makes a set of brushes specifically designed for this and last a VERY long time (I've had a set of these for about 4 years now). Granted, I don't really do a lot of drybrushing, but it is a technique that is needed evry now and again.
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11-17-2005, 12:27 AM
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Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
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Thanks for the info!
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11-17-2005, 03:25 PM
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What they said.....
-Phil
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11-18-2005, 06:36 PM
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Daredevil
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Yup. It beats the heck out of the brushes.
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