Materials & Techniques

Introduction  |  Easel  |  Brushes  |  Canvas and Ground  |  Oil Paints and Bladders
Ready Made Paint and Medium  |  Varnish  |  Porcelain Palette  |  Frame

Artists' brushes © Tate, London 2003

Artists' brushes can be made from a variety of animals' hair. Hard brushes were usually made from pigs' hair and soft brushes from squirrels' tails.