The $1 Waterbrush / Ink Brushpen

Step 3 Fill with water and put back together

I'll skip the pictures for the reversal of the steps. Put the white cap back on the blue-capped tube, fill up the reservoir, put the blue-capped tube back in place. Screw the brush tip back on.

Squeeze the barrel a little and squiggle to get any remnants of color out of the works (you can see just a hint of the original yellow in the photo). Voila! $1 waterbrush.

The point is surprisingly good for a super-cheap brush, and the squeezy part is back behind where you grip it. True watercolorists may feel differently, I suppose, but for just fooling around, I think this is a surprisingly good waterbrush, especially to start with.

I deem this experiment: a SUCCESS!

Thanks for reading and enjoy your painting!
Your pal, El Rey

Comments

[blueheronarts]

It seems there is too much water flow and you have no control. You might want to take a look of this decent "made in China" water brush pens on eBay: http://Stores.eBay.com/blueheronartscom which comes with water pump with an adjustable knob. The cost? As low as 0.99/each.

[lootsvele]

this is excellent! I have just started using watercolors for my journal and the waterbrushes are expensive! Thanks for the great instructable! Lotus

[CrystalDyes]

Way to go! This changes things for me. I am a dyer and we can buy some very expensive refillable brushpens that get screwed up fairly quickly. This is a great alternative for using to do some delicate dye painting such as on silk. 2 thumbs up on this idea.

[El Rey]

Yes yes, I think that would work well!