Rolfes White Bristle Brushes – Series 646

The Rolfes Series 646 Fan Brushes are made with firm natural white hog bristles arranged in a broad, spread fan shape. Hog bristle provides excellent spring and resilience, while the separated tips of the fan allow the brush to create broken, irregular and softly blended marks that are difficult to achieve with conventional brush shapes.

The Series 646 is particularly useful for blending and feathering colour, softening hard edges and creating gradual transitions. Used with a lighter touch, the individual bristle tips can create convincing foliage, grasses, trees, hair, fur and other natural or organic textures. The brush can also be used for dry-brush techniques, stippled effects and adding subtle surface texture without completely blending underlying colours together.

The firm hog bristles make these brushes particularly well suited to acrylic, oil and alkyd paints, where they can manipulate heavier-bodied colour effectively. They can also be used with gouache, tempera, poster and craft paints. With watercolour, the firmer fan is useful for more specialised techniques such as dry-brush texture, foliage, grasses, lifting colour and breaking up edges, rather than traditional washes.
Available in a range of sizes, the Series 646 allows the artist to choose a smaller fan for more controlled textural work or a larger fan for broader blending, foliage and expressive effects.

After painting, clean the brush promptly using the appropriate method for the medium used. Gently reshape the fan and allow the bristles to dry thoroughly before storage.

Features
• Natural white hog bristle
• Traditional spread fan-shaped brush head
• Firm, resilient bristles with good spring
• Excellent for blending and feathering
• Creates soft transitions and broken textural marks
• Ideal for foliage, grasses, trees, hair and fur effects
• Useful for dry-brush and other textural techniques
• Suitable for acrylics, oils, alkyds, gouache, tempera, poster and craft paints
• Can be used with watercolour for texture, lifting and dry-brush techniques
• Available in Sizes 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14 and 16