Tools to paint

SAI Paint Tool. Customise your brushes You'll get 8 standard brush types right out of the box, but with the SAI Paint Tool you can actually create your own brushes as well! Speed paint away Now, you can create multiple, beautiful concepts in no time at all with the SAI Paint Tool's speed painting feature! Supports graphics tablets The SAI Paint Tool supports pressure sensitive graphics tablets and offers full sensitivity, giving you exceptional control over design detail. Just a self portrait for some practice.

With Rust-Oleum Dry Erase paint , you can encourage it. The paint leaves a smooth, hard surface on drywall, concrete, wood, or Masonite that makes the surface into a whiteboard: You can write on it with dry erase markers and wipe the wall clean with an eraser or rag.

The latex-based paint requires you to mix two parts together simply pour Part A into Part B and stir then you apply it with a foam roller or foam brush. Rust-Oleum recommends applying two coats to create a painter's canvas on your walls. Anyone who's done even a little painting knows the job isn't over when you're done applying paint. Cleanup is a bear. Rollers are nearly impossible to get completely clean. If you leave them in your 5-gallon paint bucket, they get waterlogged. You've probably also heard tricks such as wrapping them in plastic or placing them in the refrigerator.

But if you want something that actually works, get the Roller Keeper. The plastic tube, about the size of a Pringles can, keeps the roller cover airtight so it's ready to use the next day, week, or month, without you having to painfully and wastefully wash out all the paint.

You squeeze the center of the tube to pinch the cover in place while you remove the roller frame. Then a lid snaps over the top for a seal. As anyone who's ever painted knows, a small tray or bucket is very convenient to paint out of when cutting in along the ceiling and trim, and brushing inside corners.

But a container that also stores the paint so you can use it later is even better. The Reusable Plastic Paint Tray is a portable container that holds paint for brushes and 4-in. When you're done painting, snap the tray lid closed to store the paint in the container overnight or even long term. It works like Tupperware.

Most DIYers know that applying stain with a pad is faster than staining with a brush while providing even coverage. With Shur-Line's Stain System , the application is even faster because you don't have to dip the pad into the stain to reload it. Instead, a built-in container holds half a gallon of stain; squeeze a trigger to squirt it out and the pad wipes the stain across the deck boards.

Eliminating the need to repeatedly dip the pad or brush lessens the chance of messy drips or spills. The system also reduces the likelihood of stain pooling on the boards, drying, and leaving dark splotches. You painstaking lay down painter's tape around the entire room, yet despite your care, paint still leaks behind the blue stuff and taints an otherwise perfect paint job.

FrogTape is made with something the manufacturer calls "PaintBlock technology," which is really a polymer that reacts with latex paint. When paint touches the product, it creates a microbarrier that keeps the paint from bleeding behind the tape. You want to work with a clean surface, since a dirty wall could prevent the paint from adhering or cause the paint to bubble. Pay attention to the release dates, or when the tape needs to come off by, it varies from 15 to 30 days. Look for quality brands like Wooster, Purdy, and Benjamin Moore.

Mini paint roller frames are also convenient for working around small spaces. Instead of metal, buy a heavy-duty plastic tray. An extendable two-foot roller extension should work in most spaces, but keep the height of your ceiling in mind when shopping for supplies.

For quick paint touch-ups around the house, invest in the Shur-Line Touch Up Painter, available at hardware stores. It works for most patching jobs and nail holes.