Description

A Neef 995 Angle Brush is a highly versatile, synthetic painting tool.  Great for precision, sharp edges, and shading in tight spaces. Its angled, tapered edge is ideal for creating foliage (grass, leaves), applying precise strokes, blending, and filling in sharp corners with acrylic, watercolour, gouache, or oil paints. A flat-ferruled brush with an angled top edge used for blending and floating colour. This shape is most popular for decorative painting stroke work.  Great to use with watercolour as it offers a lot of control and flexibility.

Key uses for a Neef 995 Angle Brush include:

• Precise Shading & Blending: The tapered edge allows for smooth blending and “floating” colour (a technique often used in decorative or tole painting).
• Accurate Edging & Linework: Used for creating sharp lines, outlining, and reaching tight, angular spaces.
• Foliage and Textures: Excellent for painting leaves on palm trees, grass, and trees by using the tip to stamp or drag strokes.
• Stroke Work: Ideal for decorative painting where consistent, precise, and shaped strokes are required.
• Surface Versatility:  Use on a variety of mediums (including canvases, paper, and decorative objects).  Great with acrylics, watercolours, and mixed media.

Benefits:

• Control & Spring: Taklon retains its shape and offers a good “snap” or spring, allowing for deliberate control, unlike some soft natural brushes.
• Versatile Media: Great for watercolour due to its ability to lift colour, but also durable enough for thick acrylics.
• Ethical/Synthetic: It is a synthetic, vegan-friendly material