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Author Topic: Long-haired brush  (Read 754 times)

Offline Charles92027

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Long-haired brush
« on: November 02, 2017, 04:55:46 PM »
I'm trying to paint eyes on my first figure, using the Army Painter Insane Detail brush.

The brush has one single hair that's a fraction of a millimeter longer than all the rest. I didn't notice it until I went to "dot the eye" and found it not only in my way, but it had the tiniest drop of paint leaving marks where I didn't want them.

Will it harm the brush if I trim that one hair down to size?

Offline dbsubashi

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Re: Long-haired brush
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2017, 05:32:58 PM »
Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn’t. The hairs in a brush are naturally tapered, and cutting them can disrupt the brush. However, not attempting the cut usually results in a brush you can’t use, so you don’t really have a choice. Good luck.

Offline Cubs

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Re: Long-haired brush
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2017, 06:39:29 PM »
I tackle errant hairs by teasing the hair away from the rest with a very sharp blade, then sliding the blade down the hair to snip off that single hair at the ferrule.
'Sir John ejaculated explosively, sitting up in his chair.' ... 'The Black Gang'.

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