AK SYNTHETIC BRUSH – ANGULAR

AK interactive synthetic brush with an angled edge

A modeling brush of synthetic hair, cut to an angled edge. Among brushes this shape is the specialist: the long side leads a straight line, while the point at the shorter end reaches into a corner and into engraved detail. Angled brushes are therefore used where the transition of color should be sharp and controlled — on the edges of blocks, on frames, on trim and when bringing covering strokes right up to the edge of an area.

When to reach for it

• A sharp dividing line between two shades without masking tape — lead the brush along the line with the long edge.
• Corners, nooks and joints of surfaces, which a round brush can only reach while smearing the area around them.
• Picking out the edges of figures and kit parts with a light stroke of well thinned paint.
• Work on small areas where you want to cover more than the tip of a round brush can carry.

Care and behavior of the bristles

Synthetic hair gets along best with water-thinnable acrylics. It does not soak up as much paint as natural hair, but it washes out faster and holds its shape better, so it works well with thin, well thinned paints. Rinse the brush as you go and never leave it standing bristles down in a jar — an angled edge once bent can no longer be straightened. After work wash the hair gently, shape it with your fingers and let it dry lying flat. After solvent-based paints clean it at once, while the paint is still wet.

Who it is for

For figure painters and vehicle modelers who do transitions and edges by hand, and for anyone who builds a set of brushes by shape rather than by size. The sensible thing is to have it alongside a round brush, not instead of one.

The brush is a tool, paints are not included in the package.