{"id":19532,"date":"2015-03-09T03:05:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19532"},"modified":"2015-03-06T18:36:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T02:36:38","slug":"choosing-brush-glazing-polymer-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/choosing-brush-glazing-polymer-clay\/19532\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing The Right Brush for Glazing Polymer Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19532#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-03\/09-90639-choosing-the-right-brush.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing the right brush for applying glaze finishes to polymer clay - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #639:<\/span> Synthetic vs natural bristles makes a big difference depending on the type of finish you are using.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;m going to show you how to choose the right brush for adding glazes to polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">First of all, what I&#8217;m going to do is explain to you a little bit about brushes and what are the right types.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are a few different kinds of brushes and shapes that you need to know about.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It is important to know this in order to be able to choose the right brush for a specific use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A lot of people have problems when they are adding glazes to polymer clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Issues like, streaks, brush strokes, stray brush hairs coming off&#8230; all of which can make it hard to get a nice finish on your pieces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Part of the reason you may have problems getting a nice clear finish when glazing, is because of the type of brush you are using.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Most of the time when you are working with polymer clay, the finishes that you will be using are water based&#8230; there are some cases where an oil based product will work, if it has been tested for compatibility with polymer clay, like the Minwax Polyurethane (Oil Based) for example. But there are not many of those.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are basically two types of materials that artist brushes are made of. Synthetic bristle brushes (nylon\/ plastic type material) and Natural bristle brushes (animal hair).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When you are working with water based products you need to use a synthetic brush.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When you are using oil based products, you need to use natural bristle brushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The reason is when you use a water based product and you&#8217;re cleaning the bristles in water, the synthetic bristles repel the water and have no issues. But the natural bristles get swollen in water and get damaged and frayed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Oil based products need natural bristles because the oils and the solvents will &#8216;moisturize&#8217; the natural bristles&#8230; whereas oils will &#8216;melt&#8217; and damage the synthetic bristles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are also several different shapes of brushes&#8230; each that have their own special purpose.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There are flat brushes, round brushes, liner brushes, fans, daggers and a variety of other shapes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Flat wide brushes with fine bristles are perfect for laying down varnishes and glazes, because they cover more area and don&#8217;t leave brush strokes and lines on the surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Coarser bristled brushes are tougher and are good for getting into crevices, and for creating texture on your work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sponge brushes are to be avoided for putting on glazes, because they soak up too much finish and leave lots of streaks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My synthetic brushes were purchased as an inexpensive set at Michael&#8217;s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My brush set had white bristles, but some synthetics are in colors that look natural&#8230; but they are not natural. Just check the package to be sure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Brushes should always be cleaned the correct way, based on whether they are synthetic or natural. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Wash synthetics in water with a drop of dish soap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Squeeze out bristles and reshape bristles with your fingers and let dry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Brushes with dried in acrylic paint and finishes can be cleaned with rubbing alcohol&#8230; but it is hard on them, so only do this sparingly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Natural brushes that have been used with oil based paints need to be cleaned in turpentine or paint thinner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hope you learned more about brushes and which one to use for glazing your polymer clay projects<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">.<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6Rvy4xsQtQ?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=98\">Polymer Clay Finishes &#8211; Which One Is Best?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=17358#video\">Triple Thick Gloss Glaze &#8211; Compatible or Not?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3257\">6 Tips for Getting Shiny Polymer Clay Beads<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16935#video\">Is It Compatible With Polymer Clay? Always Test!<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Related Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18678#video\">Using Oil Based Minwax Polyurethane On Polymer Clay<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Do you have any suggestions for videos on tips, techniques or products you would like to learn more about? Let me know in the comments section below!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">My goal is to help you to learn quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z6Rvy4xsQtQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">How To Choose The Right Brush for Glazing Polymer Clay<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> &#8230; the Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #639: Synthetic vs natural bristles makes a big difference depending on the type of finish you are using.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2662],"tags":[2637,2740],"class_list":["post-19532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-studio-tips","tag-finishes-varnish-sprays-glaze-sealers-wax-paste-rubs","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}