KUM Watercolor Brush Faded Liner #2

The KUM Faded Liner #2 is a watercolor brush with a long, round tip – designed for fine line work, flowing ornaments, and precise details. Made from a combination of two high-tech synthetic fibers with deliberately different properties: a softer fiber for water capacity, a stiffer one for control. Handcrafted in Germany.

Special Features

• Two-Fiber Construction: The softer fiber consists of a mix of different fiber diameters – resulting in high water and color absorption capacity and even, flowing release onto paper. No jerky runs, no drying out of the tip in the middle of a stroke.
• Stabilized Support Fiber: The stiffer fibers are treated with a special hardening process. The result: noticeable spring and rebound force that keeps the liner controllable even with flowing, long lines.
• Medium-Soft Hardness Grade: Soft enough for flowing watercolor washes, firm enough for guided lines – a balanced middle ground that feels neither limp nor bristly.
• Long, Round Tip (Liner Form): The tip shape is designed for uniform lines with varying pressure – ideal for ornaments, calligraphic elements in watercolor paintings, architectural details, and botanical illustrations.
• Handmade in Germany: Every brush is handcrafted in Erlangen – this is reflected in the uniformity of the tip shape and fiber bundling.

Application & Tips

• Fine Lines in Watercolor Illustrations: The liner is particularly suitable for branches, grasses, masonry details, and window contours – anywhere a round brush is too wide and a fine liner is too rigid.
• Calligraphic Accents: With slight pressure variation, you can create variable stroke widths. Suitable for ornamental lettering on primed or wet paper.
• Wet Line Work on Damp Ground: Thanks to the high color storage capacity of the softer fiber, the brush holds longer strokes without refilling – helpful for botanical stems, city skylines, or wave patterns.
• Cleaning: Synthetic fibers release pigments and color residue more easily than natural hair – a quick rinse in lukewarm water is usually sufficient. For thorough care, brush soap is recommended.
• Storage: Allow the brush to dry with the tip pointing up or lying flat after painting – do not leave it standing tip-down in a water glass to preserve the tip shape.

For Watercolor Enthusiasts

What makes the Faded fiber system special is the targeted combination of two synthetic fibers with different functions: the softer fiber with varying fiber diameters creates a liquid reservoir in the brush belly through capillary action, while the hardening-process stabilized support fiber prevents the tip from splaying under pressure. This separation of capacity and rebound force is achieved in natural hair brushes through the fiber structure itself – in synthetic brushes it requires constructive measures. The Liner #2 is the narrowest variant of the Faded series and thus the specialist for precise line control within a system that uses the same fiber structure consistently from the broad wash brush form to the fine tip.

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