paintbrushes

Handles with bristles

Paintbrushes are tools for applying paint, consisting of bristles attached to a handle.

Artists use fine paintbrushes for detail work; house painters use broad ones for coverage.

The word also names wildflowers with brightly colored, brush-shaped blooms: The hillside was covered in Indian paintbrushes.

art

bristles

Coarse animal hairs

strokes · acrylic · watercolor · oils · studio · artist · pigment · wash · blending · sable

construction

roller

Rotating cylindrical tool

  • latexMilky plant-derived polymer
  • primerPreparatory coat or guide
  • wallsVertical enclosing structures

trim · edging · cutting in · drop cloth · extension pole · sprayer · polyester · nylon · cleaning · solvent

calligraphy

ink

Writing fluid

goat hair · characters · strokes · calligrapher · mounting · scroll

digital

Photoshop

Professional graphics manipulation program

opacity · texture · preset · stroke · digital art · pixel · layer · scatter · flow · hardness

craft

hobby

Recreational leisure activity

ceramics · pottery · miniatures · folk art · decorative · craft store · beginner · sealant · basecoat · detailing

Categories
Opposites
painting application tool type

paintbrushesspray guns

Pressurized painting devices

rollers · paint rollers · airbrushes · sprayers · aerosol cans

paint removal vs. application

paintbrushessandpaper

Abrasive-coated finishing material

paint strippers · heat guns · wire brushes · pressure washers

Phrases
Family

paintbrush

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G