Princeton Brush Shapes

 To assist you in your brush selection, Princeton Art and Brush has included a brief description of how each brush can be used and a sample brush stroke made easy with a Princeton Brush!

Angle Shader - A versatile brush used to paint
both sharply defined edges and contrasting softly
shaded areas like foliage.

Bright - Provides better control then flats for
details; produces short, crisp paint strokes.

Fan - For blending and softening the edges of
other strokes; dry brushing to create hair, trees,
shrubbery and grass.
Filbert - For edges and tight areas. Gives a
rounded look to a flat stroke.
Flat - Broad sweeping strokes for laying in large
areas of color like sky or foreground.
Flat Shader - For blending and large, even strokes.
Holds a lot of color. Clean crisp edges.
Grainer - For creating multiple lines- grass, hair
and fur.
Liner - Very long hairs create consistent thick to
thin lines for tree branches, vines and foliage.
Mop - For covering large areas, softening and
blending.
Round - An all purpose brush; for fine detail and
outlining; thin to thick lines, calligraphy.
Stroke - Used for lettering, blending and glazing.
Long hair length, holds a lot of color, hairs are
longer than a shader.
Wash/Glaze - For broad strokes and blending.
Apply washes of color or finishes.