The present invention relates to improvements in work surface accessories, especially accessories for artists, and more particularly to improvements in watercolor brushes holding.
During the watercolor painting process, artists change brushes frequently. At present time, when a wet brush with or without pigments in standby position is either laid on a horizontal surface or held by hand in bristle tip facing up position. With brush in these positions, water and paint pigments tend to run into the base portion of the bristles and ferrule, but artists need water and pigments concentrate on the tip of the bristles to paint.
An object of the instant invention is to provide a work surface accessory to hold the watercolor brushes in a preferable position, with bristles tip facing downward at all time.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a work surface accessory to hold the watercolor brushes in such a position that when the artists picks the brush up from the accessory and replace it, the hand is always in a natural relaxed position.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a work surface accessory to hold the brushes in an organized display, allowing for ease of selection.
One feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a work surface accessory to hold watercolor brushes in a preferable position, with the bristle tip facing downward.
The improved accessory comprises at least two bars coated or covered with high friction material, such as rubber or latex. These bars are horizontal and parallel, with one bar fastened higher than the other is.
When the user places the tip of the brush handle between and perpendicular to any two bars until the tip is below the higher one; the user can leave the handle of the brush on the lower bar. Then the center of gravity of the brush will create a pressure against the lower bar and a pressure in opposite direction against the upper bar. Due to the high friction surface of these two bars, the brushes can be held in a steep angle with the bristle tip facing downward.
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