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Duncan Brush and Tool Catalog
Duncan's Brush selection consists of three complete lines of high quality
ceramic brushes to meet the needs and budget of schools, professionals and hobbyists.
The classic Duncan Discovery Brush line offers the widest range of brush types offered by Duncan and are economically priced for beginners and students. The
Duncan Discovery Brushes are exceptionally versatile and can often be used for a variety of underglazes, glazes as well as non-fired color products. While
considered an economy brush line, Duncan's Discovery Brushes are quite durable and are often recommended by elementary school teachers for use in the
classroom because the brushes can withstand the brush abuse of small children. The Duncan Discovery Brushes are identified by their water-proof clear
acrylic handles with teal markings and handle tip.
Debut Taklon Brushes by Duncan offer control and precision needed for fine brushwork and are especially recommended for ceramists and artists for tole
painting brushstrokes with non-fired acrylics. The Duncan Debut Brushes are made with Taklon, a synthetic fiber
that retains a firm body and sharp tip that enables the user to produce crisp fine line and well controlled brushstrokes. While specifically designed for use
with acrylics, the Duncan Debut Taklon Brushes also work well with underglazes and glazes. The Duncan Debut Brushes are identified by their water-proof clear acrylic handles with silver markings and handle tip.
The Duncan Signature Brushes are Duncan's Premium line of Ceramic Brushes. Duncan Signature Brushes are made from red sable or badger hair and are
considered the most durable and responsive brushes available, preferred for critical applications or competitions. Fine natural hairs have better color
holding and application performance over synthetic bristle brushes making Duncan Signature Brushes ideal for decorative underglaze and glaze techniques. In
addition the long fine hairs in the Duncan Signature Brushes yield a sharp tip that is naturally resilient and capable of producing crisp, extended
brushstrokes in any media. The Duncan Signature Brushes can be identified by their water-proof clear acrylic handles with gold markings and handle tip.
The Duncan Tool selection gives you the perfect tools for cleaning cast ceramic
greenware and supporting your decorating efforts.
Standard Retail Prices are listed below each brush. See Volume Discounts for
additional information for schools and studios.
General Brush Care and Cleaning Instructions:
Brushes used with water based products, such as underglazes and
glazes, should be washed after usage with clean water, making sure to remove all color
particles from the area near the metal ferrule. The metal ferrule is the part of the brush that joins the handle to the bristles. Often color residue will try to
hide in the ferrule, which then contaminates future projects.
Brushes used with acrylics should be washed with clean water after usage. For the most thorough cleaning use Duncan Brush Cleaner to loosed any dried
particles of paint that may remain.
Brushes used with Duncan Overglazes, such as Bright Fired Gold, MUST be cleaned
with Duncan Essence. The use of water or solvents to clean brushes for use Overglazes will result in contamination of the Overglaze product. Even with a
thorough cleaning, brushes previously used with an overglaze may retain residual product. Because of contamination issues, most overglaze users will dedicate a
brush for each Overglaze product to prevent cross contamination.
Brushes do not swim very well and should never be allowed to go in the deep end by themselves.
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Brushes should not be allowed to standard in water for extended periods of time. In the days when painted
wooden handles were common, long term exposure to water would cause the wooden handle to swell and result in premature brush failure. Today, the use of
water-proof acrylic handles has eliminated the problem associated with wooden handles, but long term exposure to water could cause the glues used in the assembly of the brush to
break down and potentially cause the brush parts to separate. In addition, water seepage into the metal ferrule region of the brush will often contain residue of color. The residue of color hiding in the
ferrule is difficult to extract and will often contaminate a future project. Keeping a brush out of the "deep end" of the water bucket helps prevent some of
the color residual in the reservoir from migrating into the ferrule region. Therefore, just remember "a brush does not swim very well and should never be
allowed to go in the deep end by themselves" and your brushes will last many happy years.
After cleaning the bristles and hairs of a brush should be shaped by hand to the original shape of the brush. Brushes should be dried laying flat to prevent
water from remaining in the ferrule of the brush.
Brush Terminology and General Descriptions:
Detail Brushes: Detail Brushes, also known as Spotter Brushes, are used to
create the smallest details, often nothing more than a spot of color, hence the name Spotter Brushes. Brushstrokes are seldom performed with Detail Brushes, use
a Liner Brush for long flowing brushstrokes such as eyelashes or highlites.
Liner Brushes: Liner Brushes are used to produce long flowing strokes, such as lettering, eyes and small facial features. True artists can use Liner Brushes to
produce amazingly fine details and long flowing flourishes. Large sized Liner Brushes are often better for fine details as the brush holds larger quantities
of color and can be used to make repeated strokes (such as eyelashes) without having to reload the brush with color. Please note, since the fine brushstroke
is performed with just the tip of the brush the size of the brush reservoir is not related to the width of the finished stroke.
Round Brushes: Round Brushes are among the most versatile brushes, often used for full brushstrokes, lettering, banding and to fill-in for solid coverage of
color. Round Brushes are used for many tole painting techniques when a brushstroke of varying width ending in a point (such as leaves and flowers) is needed.
Shader Brushes: Shader Brushes are used for broad ribbons of color, varying width brushstrokes and to fill-in solid coverage of color. The chisel edge on a
good Shader Brush can produce narrow flowing decorative strokes.
Glaze Brushes: Glaze Brushes come in many shapes and styles, but one thing in common with every brush is the capacity to hold a large amount of color that is
applied evenly as the brush glides across the surface of the ware. Mixed hair, meaning mixed length or mixed varieties of hair, often make the best Glaze
Brushes, and natural hairs are strongly preferred over synthetics.
Reservoir: The area of the brush between the metal ferrule and the tip of the brush. The reservoir holds the color product that is needed to replenish the
color product drawn from the tip of the brush during the brushstroke.
Brushstroke: Any movement of a brush across the surface of the item being decorated. Often refers to a specific, controlled movement of the brush to
generate predetermined results, but even a crude stroke of a glaze brush applying a basic glaze is considered a Brushstroke.
Flowing Coat: Flowing Brushstroke, see "Have you heard my coat story?" for explanation.
Duncan Signature Brush Series
Duncan's Premium line of Ceramic Brushes
Duncan Signature Detail Brush
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| Duncan SB 801 No. 2/0 Round |
| $4.05 |
Duncan Signature Liner Brushes
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| Duncan SB 802 No. 1 Liner Brush |
Duncan SB 803 No. 4 Liner Brush |
| $4.45 | $9.30 |
Duncan Signature Round Brushes
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| Duncan SB 808 No. 4 Round Brush |
Duncan SB 806 No. 6 Round Brush |
Duncan SB 811 No. 8 Round Brush |
Duncan SB 812 No. 10 Round Brush |
| $8.15 | $11.00 | $12.15 | $15.30 |
Duncan Signature Shader Brushes
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| Duncan SB 804 No. 4 Shader Brush |
Duncan SB 809 No. 6 Shader Brush |
Duncan SB 805 No. 8 Shader Brush |
Duncan SB 810 No. 10 Shader Brush |
| $4.70 | $6.60 | $7.50 | $10.35 |
Duncan Signature Glaze Brush
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| Duncan SB 807 No. 6 Fan Glaze Brush |
| $12.45 |
Duncan Tools
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| TL 401 Cleanup |
TL 402 Spear Tip Cleanup |
TL 403 Large Cleanup |
TL 407 Sgraffito-Duster |
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| TL 411 Stylus |
TL 412 Double Spiral |
TL 420 Palette Knife |
TL 497 Viscosity Cup |
The vast majority of Duncan's Brushes are manufactured in China and other Far-East sources.
12590 Dedeaux Road
Gulfport Mississippi, 39503
Telephone (228) 831-4848 Fax (228)
831-3111
Showroom Business Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10AM to 5PM
Thursday 1PM to 6PM
Closed Wednesday and Sunday
Duncan's Brush selection consists of three complete lines of high quality ceramic brushes to meet the needs and budget of schools, professionals and hobbyists.