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Free Painting Instructions - Basic Brush Stroke Techniques PRACTICE PAGE I Practice pages in this tutorial will include these brushes. No. 4 Liner--for fine work and detailing No. 10 Square Shader--fill in, shading No: 8 Round for everything! It is suggested that you get a 9 x 12" sketchbook to put additional practice work into for future reference, especially for your color work. Thin your black opaque stain slightly so that it will flow freely from your brush. Load your number 4 liner fully, rolling it in the paint. As you lift it the last time, roll it between your fingers slightly. This makes a beautiful point on it. Hold your brush perpendicular to the page with the brush pointing down toward the starting point. Lower brush and draw it towards you--raise it again, all in the perpendicular position. The farther you lower your brush the wider your stroke will be. Always draw your brush stroke towards yourself for more control. You may use your little fingertip for a "leg" for your hand to stand on. Thus you can get a steadier line. I would suggest that you do some practice strokes on newsprint or other paper before you do the strokes in the book. Do the first two rows on page one in this fashion. Rows 3 and 4. To make even more pointed ends on this stroke swing the brush from top to bottom in an arc--only touching the paper at the middle to the stroke. Hand is held still and brush pivots. I would interject here that practicing again later is what makes this become a part of you. Don't shy away from using your new strokes because you "aren't too good at it yet." You'll never get any better unless you use them. Do a few practice strokes on a paper first and get busy and put them on a piece. Finish off the page with similar strokes.
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