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Proper care begins with knowing the parts of the paint brush. It consists of three parts, the handle which is usually made of wood, the ferrule which is usually a type of metal that holds your bristles or hairs onto the handle. These can consist of a large variety of materials depending on the quality of the brush but fall into two categories, synthetic or natural.

The very tip of your brush is known as the toe. It is also helpful to know where to find the size of your brush, this will not help in any way in the care of your brush just a fact I will throw in here, so the size is printed on the handle as a number. Sizes start at 00 which is the smallest and run 0, 1, 2, and up. The higher the number the larger the brush.

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