To save your good brushes, use inexpensive applicators to apply glue or other substances that may be harmful or hard to wash out.
At Sally Beauty Supply, for example, I found makeup applicators that are perfect for applying chalks, glue, gels, etc. Much better than cotton swabs, they are firm and precise, with no stray fibers, and one end comes to a fine point.
For $1.99 you get several dozen in a clear, reusable round plastic box.
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1 Decorator Chalks and Sidewalk Chalks // Nov 28, 2007 at 2:52 PM
[...] Instead of water-based colors, some people prefer using decorator chalks sometimes. Frankly they look just like pastels to me, but they come in small flat pads in a case, rather than in sticks like pastels. Instead of picking up the piece of colored chalk and rubbing it on the paper, you use your finger or an applicator to apply the color. (See my earlier post on great, cheap precision applicators.) [...]
2 Bob Walton // Feb 11, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Great tip; I’ll pass that on to my daughter who is a budding new artist.
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