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By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide to Painting

I'm Not a Paint Roller...

Wednesday November 4, 2009
Brayer for printmaking ... I'm a brayer.

Photo © 2009 M Boddy-Evans. Licensed to About.com, Inc

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November 4, 2009 at 8:47 am
(1) Nancy says:

And a handy tool I am, too!

November 4, 2009 at 10:52 am
(2) Beth says:

Love brayers!! Not only are they wonderful when working with printing inks, but I’ve found uses for for them in all sorts of other artistic applications, including doing what –in essence — is printmaking on clay using slips instead of inks. :D

November 4, 2009 at 11:54 am
(3) Newlyweds Guide Francesca says:

The right tools can make all the difference. Thanks for the scoop!

November 4, 2009 at 11:56 am
(4) Connie G. says:

I had seen these used before, but didn’t know what they were called. Now I can say “brayer” instead of “roller, squishy thing” – sounds much better!

November 4, 2009 at 4:51 pm
(5) Linda Larsen says:

Great tool. But it sure looks like a paint roller!

November 4, 2009 at 6:43 pm
(6) Jennifer says:

I’ve been considering getting a brayer for a while now. The tipping point came when I tried to use my rolling pin as a brayer. It worked better than I expected, but not as well as I hoped. ;-)

November 5, 2009 at 10:18 am
(7) Mamma says:

I gather the “lip” thingy at the top is a anti-splatter device?

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