🔍 Key Concepts

• Proper loading of a paint brush to avoid drips, runs, and brush marks • How stroke direction affects the final finish and hiding power of the paint • Why you generally do NOT want to overload a brush when painting on board a vessel

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens if you dip the brush all the way up the bristles into the paint. How will that affect control, dripping, and cleaning? • When trying to get good coverage and an even film, do ship painters usually work the paint back and forth in different directions, or mainly in one direction? • Which combination of brush loading and stroke pattern would most likely give you a smooth, controlled coat without wasting paint or making a mess?

✅ Before You Answer

• Before choosing, picture how far up the bristles professional painters usually load paint for good control. • Ask yourself whether crossing your strokes at some point helps work paint into the surface and remove brush marks. • Eliminate any option that would obviously cause excess dripping, runs, or hard cleanup on a ship.