Most aspiring artists will learn to use colour sparingly on some parts of the brush if they want to achieve the texture of certain brush strokes. Some brush strokes will require the painter to bend the paintbrush bristles slightly to allow the art to emerge by following curves that eventually create flower petals and other exquisite accents in an art design within the painting. The brush strokes can be applied to any type of surface and people will generally prefer to paint wood, paper or canvas.

Some modern artwork is created using brush techniques that are obscure and strange to other artists. Some prefer to create signs and names by using lettering that is crafted from the body forms of many animals. The brush strokes for each letter are not applied by paintbrushes but are applied with oddly shaped pieces of foam. Each letter of the alphabet is formed by brush strokes that come from various corners of the foam, and these corners are dotted on paper once and the foam is dipped again in the colour and reapplied to the paper or any other medium that the artist wants to use.

The Chinese have mastered the art of applying brush strokes to paper products. Instead of using paints to create art, the Chinese have used a various assortment of inks to create pieces of art that are cultural and exquisitely contrasted through the use of artful brush strokes that make the images vivid and enjoyable for viewing. This art application of brush strokes is part of the Chinese heritage that is to create beauty that is timeless and treasured.