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Paint like a pro, even if you've never before picked up a brush. This technique is called "One Stroke" because you blend, shade and highlight with just one brush stroke.

the technique
Get started with your flat brush, which is used in most elements of One Stroke designs.

  • Wet your brush and gently tap on a paper towel to remove excess water.
  • Dip one corner of the brush in one color.
  • Dip the opposite corner in another color to form triangles at the corner of each brush.

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  • Stroke brush back and forth on a clean spot on your palette to blend the paint.
  • Flip the brush over and push it away from you, blending on the same spot.

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  • Note how a correctly loaded brush looks.
    The paint fills two-thirds of the brush, but does not get into the metal bristle attachment.

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    brush-cleaning tips

  • For easy cleaning brush bristles across an old (non-perfumed) bar of soap and work it in with your fingers.

  • Rinse well with water.

  • Shape brushes as they are drying.

  • Rinse your brushes before painting again.
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    good to know

    Blending medium     is a liquid that helps shading and makes paints flow smoothly on porous surfaces such as wood.

    Slide load a brush by pulling the edge into a third color. Use large and standard sized brushes.


    Blending gel is used to extend the life of paint.
  • On unsealed surfaces,
    blending gel soaks into the surface, keeping it wet longer for more blending time.
  • On sealed surfaces,
    blending gel will not soak
    into the surface, so use less and blend faster.
  • When floating or shading,
    use as large a brush
    as possible.



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