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Brayer
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a hand-held roller tool, often made of rubber or hard rubber, used in printmaking and other artistic processes to spread ink evenly onto a surface
brayer
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bray
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Example
She rolled a brayer over a gel plate to create textured backgrounds for her mixed media artworks.
The printmaker used a brayer to evenly distribute ink across the linoleum block before pressing it onto paper.
He cleaned his brayer thoroughly after each use to prevent ink from drying and affecting future prints.
The artist experimented with different pressure and angles while using the brayer, exploring its versatility in printmaking techniques.
The art teacher demonstrated how to use a brayer to apply paint to large stencils, achieving crisp designs on canvas.
