Started using a hard round brush for hair highlights instead of foils and it turned into a weird abstract art piece

Last weekend I was doing my sister's highlights and I couldn't find my foils anywhere. So I grabbed this stiff round brush I use for blending paint in Procreate and just painted the bleach on in these sweeping strokes. The result looked like some messy watercolor painting on her head, not gonna lie. It actually blended way softer than foils do and she got like 10 compliments at brunch the next day. I guess sometimes breaking the rules with art tools works out? Anyone else accidentally use a non-hair tool for hair and get a cool effect?

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the_miles1mo ago

Paint on a fan brush works great too, just clean it real good first or you'll get random pigment spots. I did that once with a cheap dollar store paintbrush and the shadow root effect was legit, nobody could tell I didn't use foil.

the_anthony1mo ago

Drop the round brush for a stiff paintbrush next time, the bristles grab the hair better and give you more control over the blend. I switched to a fan brush for my own roots and it gave me that lived in shadow root look without the harsh lines.

craig.john1mo ago

Picked up a stiff brush from the hardware store once for a touchup and it worked way better than my actual hairbrush. Ended up using the wrong paint color though, had to wash it out and start over.