Stipple Brushes....
 

How do I use them???? I have them and can't remember how to use them... Any clues or directions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Jenn

I love my stipple brushes...this is how I use mine...I begin by lightly tapping the brush to the ink pad...depending on how dry or wet your ink pad is, will determine how much ink is being loaded onto the brush bristles...I start light, then work to darker...remember you can always add more layers of color...but you cannot take them off, once they are too dark...begin by lightly tapping the brush to the ink pad a few times...then starting off the edge of the surface you want to stipple...begin a circular motion, then work your way onto the surface, pull the color in as far as you want...repeat this from all four corners, working toward the center, blending all the areas together as you work...then if you want your edges darker or more intense color, go back and only work around your corners, or edges...I have lots of stippled stuff on my picture trail http://www.picturetrail.com/debbiesdiecuts I do recommend a separate brush for at least each color family you will be stippling with...I have brushes for each color, but I have been doing this for about 20 years now...when you are starting with just a few brushes, try to have a set for pastel colors and darker colors...I do not recommend washing your brushes...I use my brushes with dye inks only...mostly my Adirondacks, but also with my Sea Shells and Sea Brights...I also use them with my Nick Bantocks and Distress colors too...
hope this helps, Debbie

Yup, what she said......Hi, Debbie! ;-)

I am a bit confused. Do you actually brush round and round in little circles?
I usually pounce the stipple brush up and down on the cardstock so that it makes speckles.
Example... Strength

You can pounce, as if you were using them with a stencil...but to create a smoother, more airbrushed type effect, the little circular, swirling motion is perfect...I swirl more than pounce because I swirl when I stencil too...
hugs, Debbie

Hi there! There was a challenge a while ago in the Ways to Use It forum. Here's the link. http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...d.php?t=179169
There are lots of gorgeous samples and even another thread that discusses this very tool.

Stipple Brushes
 

I loved the technique they showed at convention this year with stipple brushes and markers. She used a solid stamp, her example was a leaf from "Autumn Fest", inked in a lighter color then took markers and added different colors around the edges, down the sides of the leaf veins, and brown on the stem. Then she used a stipple brush, pounced on the stamp, to blend the lines of color, huffed the stamped. I'm attaching a picture of her sample but I used a several different colors in a class I taught in my stamp club and my ladies loved it!