{"id":2455,"date":"2011-01-19T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jacksonsart.co.uk\/?p=2455"},"modified":"2019-03-09T21:47:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T21:47:55","slug":"da-vinci-vario-tip-brushes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/19\/da-vinci-vario-tip-brushes\/","title":{"rendered":"Da Vinci Vario-tip Brushes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Da Vinci have been crafting top quality artists brushes since 1890. Three generations of skilled brush makers in an ecologically-friendly factory make brushes that perform beautifully and last.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davinci-defet.com\/englisch\/artist-brushes\/about-us\/about-us.html\">Here is more information about Da Vinci on their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2458\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.co.uk\/wildcardsearch.php?id=reallywild&amp;searchterm=vario%20tip&amp;mixedsearch=cheese&amp;searchterm1=cheese&amp;custorstaff=customer&amp;searchdetermine=anyorder&amp;searchterm1=cheese&amp;route=fp&amp;toot=\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/vario-tip-pair.jpg\" alt=\"Vario-tip brushes\" title=\"vario tip pair\" width=\"298\" height=\"227\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2545\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vario-tip brushes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.co.uk\/wildcardsearch.php?id=reallywild&#038;searchterm=vario%20tip&#038;mixedsearch=cheese&#038;searchterm1=cheese&#038;custorstaff=customer&#038;searchdetermine=anyorder&#038;searchterm1=cheese&#038;route=fp&#038;toot=\">The Vario-Tip Watercolour brushes<\/a><\/strong> are a recent innovation.<br \/>\nThese newly developed special fibre brushes consist of a mixture of two synthetic fibres: the thin elastic Nova and the stronger Top Spin fibres in different lengths.<\/p>\n<p>This brush has a similar effect to a comb brush. Because of the alternating long and short hairs there are spaces created allowing a group of parallel lines to be painted all at once. This is especially useful for painting grasses, animal fur and hair.<\/p>\n<p>The Vario-tip flat, series 1381, comes in standard sizes no. 8, 12, 16 and 20. 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The mixture of fibres and lengths also offers excellent colour absorbtion and holding capacities for all media.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video from Da Vinci showing ways to use the Vari-tip brush:<br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"520\" height=\"305\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BiIWG1xmeY4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BiIWG1xmeY4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"520\" height=\"305\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.co.uk\/wildcardsearch.php?id=reallywild&#038;searchterm=vario%20tip&#038;mixedsearch=cheese&#038;searchterm1=cheese&#038;custorstaff=customer&#038;searchdetermine=anyorder&#038;searchterm1=cheese&#038;route=fp&#038;toot=\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to go to the Vario-tip brushes on the Jackson&#8217;s Art website.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davinci-defet.com\/files\/9_en.pdf\">Here<\/a><\/strong> is a copy of the &#8220;novelty&#8221; brush leaflet on the Da Vinci website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Da Vinci have been crafting top quality artists brushes since 1890. 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