tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post2133216077853052418..comments2024-03-27T11:43:33.889-04:00Comments on Stapleton Kearns: RiggersStapleton Kearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-53661702632689390182011-07-15T10:12:56.705-04:002011-07-15T10:12:56.705-04:00Hmm methinks you wrote this article for the sole p...Hmm methinks you wrote this article for the sole purpose of being able to use the "riggermortis" line!Sergio Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069201760136372093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-33607455799166603842011-07-15T09:52:51.422-04:002011-07-15T09:52:51.422-04:00Libby Fife;
Pencils too.
...........StapeLibby Fife;<br />Pencils too.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58046889343419126822011-07-15T09:51:48.744-04:002011-07-15T09:51:48.744-04:00finnsheep;
The numbers vary from company to compan...finnsheep;<br />The numbers vary from company to company and nation to nation. <br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-33600452863553228682011-07-15T09:50:01.444-04:002011-07-15T09:50:01.444-04:00Bob Carter;
I think those daggers are what they us...Bob Carter;<br />I think those daggers are what they use to pinstripe cars.<br />............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-69485506525092271562011-07-15T09:49:01.738-04:002011-07-15T09:49:01.738-04:00stermyn;
Never happened!
..............Stapestermyn; <br />Never happened!<br />..............StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77069873316293287722011-07-15T09:48:26.450-04:002011-07-15T09:48:26.450-04:00mariandioguardi.com;
I had no idea that knifes wer...mariandioguardi.com;<br />I had no idea that knifes were affected by a different user.<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-19965885883082438102011-07-15T09:47:29.342-04:002011-07-15T09:47:29.342-04:00Stapeliad ;
Watch out for that!
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Stap...Stapeliad ;<br />Watch out for that!<br />,,,,,,,,,,,,,,StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-58207775763671798532011-07-15T09:47:00.459-04:002011-07-15T09:47:00.459-04:00Kevin Mizner;
Why didn't one teach you?
.........Kevin Mizner;<br />Why didn't one teach you?<br />................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35112099005482655412011-07-15T09:07:10.433-04:002011-07-15T09:07:10.433-04:00So, I have been following the saga of the worn out...So, I have been following the saga of the worn out brush. Got me thinking about other things that get worn out or are sub standard that I wouldn't tolerate: sewing needles, thread, pots and pans, paints that provide scanty coverage, paper that buckles when you look at it, warped canvasses, and on and on. Thinking about brushes in this sort of context helps me to toss them sooner or at the very least, not try to use them.Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-88268119287571612302011-07-15T09:02:57.695-04:002011-07-15T09:02:57.695-04:00Love your brush advice. Never knew what a rigger ...Love your brush advice. Never knew what a rigger was before reading your blog and figured those fine lines were the result of artistic magic of some sort.<br /><br />Brushes can be very mysterious.<br />I was trying to order some synthetic ones for (look away if need be) rosemaling and found that the numbers (#4, #1, etc) assigned to brushes are whimsical at best. <br /><br />Ordered some #4's that turned out to have bristles about a quarter inch long! Finally ordered some inexpensive Kolinsky golden taklon rounds on ebay where they had actual measurements in inches.finnsheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544634711495494842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56312629857376143062011-07-15T09:00:23.586-04:002011-07-15T09:00:23.586-04:00I know Stapleton does not need anything to be said...I know Stapleton does not need anything to be said in his defense of throwing away brushes after one or two uses but I would like to say something about the use of material and how a professional paint may view them.<br /><br />If you are a painter who regularly sells work over 3k, materials are a very small part of your cost. Using up a $25<br /> brush on a painting where you will gross 5k makes sense. It's the time and talent that is a big part of the cost of the painting. If using up a new brush every time makes it more efficient to paint then you do what you have to do to get the job done and out there.<br /><br />When I instruct the first thing I tell students that the easiest way they can improve their work is "not to settle" for good enough. That goes the same for materials. Paint the best that you can and choose the materials that are the best for the job at hand. That doesn't mean the most expensive.<br />as Kevin says..Use the bridge.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27563803333547623672011-07-15T07:09:46.432-04:002011-07-15T07:09:46.432-04:00I've always had trouble controlling a rigger, ...I've always had trouble controlling a rigger, but I'll give your Loew Cornell 7050 script brush a try. Any tips on using them? I usually feel I'm trying to control a noodle. By the way, at the bottom of the Jerry's page you linked they show LC's dagger brushes. I have a couple of these that I've used occasionally to draw in rigging on sailboats (yes, I do boats -- forgive me Father, for I have sinned). They make a good straight line and are easier to control.Bob Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007673748065070945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-3314757980569348862011-07-14T23:27:02.000-04:002011-07-14T23:27:02.000-04:00I use a rigger for all my ellipses but the paintin...I use a rigger for all my ellipses but the painting knife is what I use 96.3% of the time.<br /><br />Yes! painting knives wear out. They flex and the metal fatigues. They can no longer go back to flat. I have even broken them. But the worse thing is that I can't use a painting knife after someone else has used one of mine. It is either because they don't know how to paint with them or they use them in such a way that ruins it for my idiosyncratic handling. So I throw those away.<br /><br />I also use the thin edge of a knife to make this straight lines And that edge doesn't stay smooth enough very long with scraping and mixing. So I have a couple of knives put aside for edges. <br /><br />Painting knives..they get paint up there and they are easy to clean.mariandioguardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963944767715466681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-29747567320554898452011-07-14T22:29:23.440-04:002011-07-14T22:29:23.440-04:00I share the same birthdate as David Cassidy. Direc...I share the same birthdate as David Cassidy. Directly after your workshop I purchased large quantity of WN brushes from Jerrys. Had to as you cracked all of mine in half and threw them into a bush. They were worn but not solidified with dried paint. I need new ones already! Brush quality is of the essence.stermynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104463804768312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-56360318012737654752011-07-14T10:35:21.110-04:002011-07-14T10:35:21.110-04:00LMAO Riggermortis!!!LMAO Riggermortis!!!stapeliadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951276488090818096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-29498445146343022482011-07-14T09:51:41.596-04:002011-07-14T09:51:41.596-04:00I've owned two boats. They both went under. ...I've owned two boats. They both went under. Now when I want to cross a body of water, I find a bridge.Kevin Miznerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365547679276432694noreply@blogger.com