Princeton Select Artist Brush – Series 3750 Bristle Blender (Scrumbler)

The Princeton Select Artiste Scumbler (often referred to as a scumbler or round blender) is a specialized, short-handled, multi-media brush designed for creating soft textures, blending, and special effects in acrylic, oil, and watercolor painting. Part of the 3750 Series, these brushes are recognized by their distinct satin-finish, jewel-tone blue handles and nickel-plated brass ferrules.

Purpose and Usage

• Technique: It is primarily designed for drybrushing, scrubbing on highlights, and creating soft edges.
• Best for Textures: The brush is ideal for painting foliage, trees, bushes, clouds, fur, and flowers.
• Blending: It works well for blending out colors smoothly after they have been applied.
• Application: The brush is meant to be used dry. It is loaded with paint and then lightly scrubbed on the canvas in a circular motion. 
   

Design and Features

• Filaments: The scumbler combines natural and synthetic hair, which gives it good spring, snap, and the ability to hold a substantial amount of paint while maintaining stiffness for scrubbing.
• Shape: It has a rounded, "dome" shape with a round belly, allowing for varied mark-making.
• Handle: It is a short-handled brush, designed for control in detailed work.
• Versatility: While great for textured effects, it can also be used to blend colors and add shading. 
   

Tips for Use

• Keep it Dry: The brush must remain dry; if it becomes too wet, the bristles will lose the stiffness needed for effective scrubbing.
• Load Control: To avoid overloading, it is recommended to load the brush and then wipe off excess paint onto a paper towel before applying it to the canvas.
• Layering: The scumbler is effective for building up layers of color, particularly when using lighter colors on top to create highlights.