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In Art, What are round tip brushes used for in comparison to flat tips.?
This question is applied to painting.
Round brushes have many uses. Some artists ONLY use rounds; with a round brush you can do fine line work (if it's in good shape and will hold a point), you can fill in an area, you can rough it up a bit and pounce in color for trees and bushes, you can use it to float a color for shading.
Flat brushes are very versatile, also. They are sometimes known as shaders, as you can load just one side of the brush in paint and have the other side filled with water to create a nice graduation of color across the brush. They can also fill in solid areas of color quickly. Holding them perpendicular to the surface can create a fairly fine line, also.
My brush of choice is a flat. But you also need liner or round brushes for any line work. It just depends on the type of painting you do.
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