Rake brush fur
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Rake brush fur
Once you have your brush loaded you might like to add some character to the fur you are painting. Here are some suggestions from Lynda V
Try layering the hair, build it up. Do curly hair, by doing little "c" strokes. Make them go one way then connect a second "c" stroke at the
bottom of the first but make the stroke backwards so the "c" goes the opposite direction. Play with it. Soon you will be making wonderful hair.
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I have also found it good fun to do S strokes with it and to change the angle of the way you start and finish strokes. Do some 's' strokes with the brush at verying degrees of angle. I use this kind of stroke for moustaches on santas.
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