There are a wide variety of brushes, each with its own unique characteristics and uses. The following is a detailed summary of the types of brushes:
First, the traditional painting brush
1. Writing brush
Introduce: A kind of painting brush commonly used in Chinese traditional painting.
Features: The pen is made of animal hair, usually Wolf, goat or rabbit, which can produce different brush effects.
Application: The brush tip is soft and elastic, suitable for freehand brushwork and ink painting; The brush tip is hard, suitable for drawing details and lines; Rabbit brush tip is soft and elastic, suitable for freehand brushwork and landscape painting.
2. Pointy brush
Introduction: A common detail painting brush.
Features: The pen tip is sharp, suitable for drawing details and lines.
Application: Usually made of nylon, bristle or horsetail. Nylon bristles are soft and flexible; Bristle bristles are stiff and suitable for drawing heavy lines and textures; Horsetail bristles are soft and elastic.
3. Flat brush
Introduction: A common filling brush.
Features: The pen tip is flat, suitable for filling large areas of color.
Application: Usually made of nylon or bristle. Nylon bristles are soft and flexible; Bristle bristles are stiff and suitable for filling in heavy colors and textures.
4. Fan brush
Introduce: A special shape painting brush.
Features: The pen tip has a fan shape, suitable for drawing special effects and textures.
Application: Usually made of nylon or bristle. Nylon bristles are soft and flexible; Bristle bristles are stiff and suitable for heavy textures.
5. Apply brush
Description: A common painting brush used to apply and smooth pigments.
Features: The pen tip is round or flat.
Application: Usually made of nylon or bristle. Nylon bristles are soft and flexible, suitable for applying and smoothing pigments; Bristle bristles are stiff and suitable for applying heavy paints and textures.
6. Brush rough edges
Introduction: A brush for drawing rough edge effect.
Features: The tip of the pen is irregular.
Application: Usually made of nylon or bristle. Nylon bristles are soft and elastic, suitable for painting soft rough edges; Bristle bristles are stiff and suitable for drawing heavy rough edges.
Second, digital painting brush
1. SolidBrush
Description: A general painting brush, usually only one color to fill the figure.
2. HatchBrush
Description: Can create a shadow effect of the brush, there are two constructors, you can choose the foreground and background color.
3. TextureBrush
Description: A brush created from an image that can be used to fill a graphic and give it a textured effect.
4. Gradient brush
Introduction: Including linear gradient brush (LinearGradientBrush) and path gradient brush (PathGradientBrush), you can create a gradient effect of the brush.
Third, makeup brush
Makeup brushes are also a type of painting brush, and they are specially designed for the application and blending of cosmetics. There are many kinds of makeup brushes, including powder brush, concealer brush, loose brush, residual brush, point blush brush, fine contouring brush, blade brush, nose profile brush, large eyeshadow brush, heart eyeshadow brush, flame smudge brush, detail smudge brush, detail brightening brush, etc. Each brush has its specific purpose and effect.
To sum up, there are many kinds of painting brushes, each with its own unique characteristics and uses. Artists and makeup artists can choose the right brush according to their needs and creative style to bring out the best creative or makeup effect.