colour shapers

Colour Shapers are a unique artist tool andalternative to brushes for applying andremoving colour.This tool was designed byan artist for artists – by the inventor of theartist’s oil bar.

COLOUR SHAPERSColour Shapers can be used with oils, acrylics,

watercolours and glass paints.To clean their silicone tipsyou can just wipe off or peel away the paint. They are alsogreat for applying and removing masking fluid and theease with which they are cleaned means no more ruinedbrushes.

If your choice of medium is drawing, Colour Shaperscan also be made to work like your fingers in blending,smudging and defining your drawings.To clean graphitefrom their tips just dip a cloth in some mineral spirits andwipe them clean. If your medium is sculpture, they aregreat for modelling clay and other 3-d materials.

Like brushes, Colour Shapers are available in differentsizes and tip shapes. Depending on the precision you

need you can choose from sizes 0, 2, 4, 6 and larger, anddepending upon the application, there are a variety of tipshapes including a flat chisel, cup chisel, cup round, anglechisel, and taper point.

WIDE COLOUR SHAPERSFor larger scale works, Colour Shapers are also

produced in a variety of wider styles for moving largeamounts of colour or paint around.Similar in size and shape to regularhouse painting brushes these broaderColour Shapers include the firmdecorator, firm curve and flat curve.The silicone edge on these shaperscan also be cut into with a pair ofscissors or a craft knife to customizethem for decorative applications.This technique of “customizing”your

Colour Shaper is an excellent way to create your own fauxfinishing tool.

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Cup Chisel: adjust contours andedges; carve and remove paint andclay.

Taper Point: apply and carve paint;blend charcoal, pastel and graphite;create clean strong strokes.

Flat Chisel: blend and mix paint;apply flat even strokes of paint; applyclay to model a sculpture.

Cup Round: Move thick, heavy paint;blend pastel and charcoal; create softedge strokes; model 3-d materials.

Angel Chisel: make thick to thinlines; precision marks; dynamicstrokes; cut into clay.

Firm Curve

A Firm Flat Colour Shaper anda “customized” Firm Flat.

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