When Chalk Paint™ made its grand debut in the Red White and Blue it seemed everyone was using "chip" brushes to spread the new found paint all over anything and everything! We were scooping up these cheap brushes left and right from stores like Big Lots and even IKEA for cheap!
Here I am {nostril shot and all...too lazy to edit!} using Chalk Paint™ for the the very first time! Using a natural bristle "chip" brush and getting some pretty great results!
I never really thought that there might be a better brush out there. I just naturally assumed this was the best brush to use for all my paint projects.
They would last for awhile and then I would toss them in the trash. They were so cheap that I could afford to chuck em when I forgot to wash them out.....which I am admitting was quite often.
And then.....
I met this gal and the love affair began!
I fell hard....
It felt like I was spreading butter...
Oh and it held so much paint...
my need to dip in the can every second to load up more paint was greatly reduced...
the way the paint flowed was amazing....
it was like I had been eating Hershey's chocolate all my life and then was biting into fine Belgium chocolate!
photo from Annie Sloan Unfolded
She comes in three glorious sizes...small, medium and large {duh!}.
She is all natural hair, imported from Italy.
She is oval shaped with tapered bristles and a pure joy to paint with.
Take care of her and she will last you a lifetime.
I can't even begin to describe how using this brush has changed my painting!
If you will be doing any amount of painting this is a MUST!
Don't waste your time with the cheapies!!!
What brushes are you using??
girl, you know I LOVE my ASCP brushes! The large is especially wonderful when doing the top of a dresser or a large expanse of flat space like a tabletop. For smaller areas like table legs, I prefer a Purdy. Of course, NOTHING beat my medium ASCP brush for painting caning! Talk about a game changer!
ReplyDeleteSince it holds a lot of paint, I guess you run the risk of wasting a lot of paint when it comes time to rinse them out. I love a good brush, but these paints are so expensive. How does the round brush compare to a flat brush when you don't want to see a lot of brush strokes?
ReplyDeleteI don't have any of the ASCP brushes. I am a professional painter and have often wandered why people used chip brushes. I know they are cheap but they sure don't hold any paint! Take care of your brush and it will last years! Happy painting!
ReplyDeleteI love the annie sloan brushes that I own!! I recommend them to everyone! The paint always comes out looking better and you spend less time pulling little brush hairs off of your piece. Totally worth the investment :)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, and now following. I just brought home 3 large projects, and am getting ready to paint with ASCP. I now think, maybe I need better brushes!!!
ReplyDeleteJan @ The Pink Geranium
Yes!! You must get the brush!!!
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