LEARN TO CREATE WONDERFUL TOLE BRUSH STROKES WITH THE BASICS.
Learning different tole brush strokes means learning great brush control! If you’re a beginner, this is the place to start. If you’re a painter who feels the brush is controlling you, read on and we’ll give you lots of practical tips on how you can improve! Nobody wakes up one morning knowing how to paint. Always remember that. As adults we tend to be very hard on ourselves. We expect to master those brush strokes right way. But the truth is we all need to practice, practice, practice. If you do, you’ll see that it definitely pays off! Both flat brushes and rounds are used for painting brush strokes. Get this … a comma stroke can be done with a round, a liner, a flat or even a filbert! Depending on the size and type of brush you use, the possibilities are endless! That’s why it’s so important to master strokework. Once you’ve got a “good handle” on the fundamentals, you’ll be much more creative. :o)
Here are some related tole brush strokes along with detailed photos.Brush Stroke Basics
Strokework is graceful...Tole brush strokes have formed the basis of incredible painting techniques, perfected over centuries, in many countries worldwide.They can be used to embellish a design or become the entire focal point of a project. Stroke work can also be incorporated into simple base coating habits when using shape-following strokes. When we think of beautiful strokework, Canadian artist Maureen McNaughton is one of the best. And of course, when we think of one stroke painting, Donna Dewberry immediately comes to mind. Could you be the next Maureen or Donna? Practice, practice, practice… :o) We'd love to hear from you, so here's where you may
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