What to do now:
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- And you’ll find many videos like this inside our foundation course Illuminate.
What to do now:
I’m sure this scene’s familiar – it’s how your palette often looks before you start:
And your “applicator brush” – your hake – is clean and dry.
So yes, I’m sure you’ll recognise this sight:
Meanwhile, this is where you want to be before you start to paint:
It’s different: yes indeed.
Now your hake is a wonderful brush.
But it’s like a teenager: there’s a knack to waking it up and getting it ready for a day’s work.
A method …
A bone-dry hake brush takes time to wake up. That’s why, after I’ve rinsed it, I don’t shake mine dry.