fan brush
Bristles spread wide
A fan brush is a paintbrush with bristles spread in a flat, fan-shaped arc.
Artists use it for blending, creating texture, and painting fine details like grass, hair, or foliage: She used a fan brush to soften the edges of the clouds.
The shape allows feathery strokes impossible with conventional brushes.
- bristleCoarse animal hair
- soft bristlesPliable brush strands
- paintbrushBristled tool for applying pigment
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- textureSurface tactile quality
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