Blending with a brush??

K so on another thread someone posted this cute bunny:

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and am wondering about the technique to get that soft blended look around the ears... This is the third time I've come across it.

Where you get that sort of soft blended look without a sponge?? Becstar used it in her fairy/butterfly mask tutorial, Clayton used it in his dragon wing eye design vid.

I tried it last night and it didn't end up looking nice and blended, just smudgey Is there a trick?? I painted on the base color, then the other color overtop and brushed it with a dry brush while still dampish.

Oh I use mostly paradise paint if that matters, ussually blends amazingly with a sponge...

Trina

Looks like they used a split cake to me. Has a little black and lilac or purple.

Clayton does it here in this video:

http://youtu.be/yftEA72Ks3M

and in a couple others. Looks like he uses a different brush? I tried it but it just ended up looking all smeary O.o

PS Clayton if you read this your daughter is hularious, watched a video with her where she was makin faces at the camera everytime you turned your back :p

I believe after he adds the second color he switches to a dry brush with no paint to blend.

I blend with plain water. Just a few swipes does it. Now I have split cakes and they are much easier to work with though, and less time consuming. =0)