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David Rice wearing glasses and a green cap, holding two Trekell brushes across and beside his face, with colorful artwork behind him.

How to Get More From a Bright Paint Brush

One brush shape can do more than you might expect. Trekell Pro Team Artist David Rice uses Golden Taklon Bright brushes for broad coverage, precise marks and soft transitions in...

How to Get More From a Bright Paint Brush

One brush shape can do more than you might expect. Trekell Pro Team Artist David Rice uses Golden Taklon Bright brushes for broad coverage, precise marks and soft transitions in...

A hand uses a paintbrush to shade a portrait on an oval wooden panel, showing a pale face with dark hair, red lips, and a tear on one cheek.

How to Prepare a Wood Panel for Pastel

Trekell wood panels are not just for paint. With the right surface preparation, they can become a stable, textured support for pastel, drawing and other dry media. Trekell Pro Team...

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How to Prepare a Wood Panel for Pastel

Trekell wood panels are not just for paint. With the right surface preparation, they can become a stable, textured support for pastel, drawing and other dry media. Trekell Pro Team...

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Brush dips into an open Trekell Brush Restorer jar.

How to Restore Splayed Synthetic Paint Brushes

Before you replace a brush with bent, splayed or misshapen bristles, try restoring it. Trekell Pro Team Artist Stefani Rabideaux shares a simple brush-care routine using Trekell Brush Soap, simmering...

How to Restore Splayed Synthetic Paint Brushes

Before you replace a brush with bent, splayed or misshapen bristles, try restoring it. Trekell Pro Team Artist Stefani Rabideaux shares a simple brush-care routine using Trekell Brush Soap, simmering...

Todd M. Casey, featured in What You Can Learn by Painting with Just One Brush

What You Can Learn by Painting with Just One Brush

When Trekell Pro Team Artist Todd M. Casey painted red roses in a silver cup, he gave himself about 30 minutes and used only one brush: a Trekell #6 Golden...

What You Can Learn by Painting with Just One Brush

When Trekell Pro Team Artist Todd M. Casey painted red roses in a silver cup, he gave himself about 30 minutes and used only one brush: a Trekell #6 Golden...

Watercolor paper being mounted onto a wood panel.

How to Mount Watercolor Paper to a Wood Panel a...

Watercolor paintings are often displayed behind glass, but Trekell Pro Team Artist Mallory Hart uses a different approach. By mounting heavyweight watercolor paper to a wood panel, she keeps the...

How to Mount Watercolor Paper to a Wood Panel a...

Watercolor paintings are often displayed behind glass, but Trekell Pro Team Artist Mallory Hart uses a different approach. By mounting heavyweight watercolor paper to a wood panel, she keeps the...

Synthetic paintbrush example used in Trekell's brush-quality guide.

What Makes a High-Quality Synthetic Paint Brush?

Not all synthetic paint brushes are made the same. In a recent Trekell live webinar, Pro Team Artist Eric Johnson went under the microscope to show how filament diameter, taper...

What Makes a High-Quality Synthetic Paint Brush?

Not all synthetic paint brushes are made the same. In a recent Trekell live webinar, Pro Team Artist Eric Johnson went under the microscope to show how filament diameter, taper...