Bob Ross Blender Brush Vs. Background Brush: What Is the Difference?

The main difference between the Bob Ross blender brush and the background brush is the brush hair’s softness. The background brush hair is a little bit harsher than the blending brush. So the background brush is easier to apply for long areas like the background, and the soft blending brush is for highlights and details. 

However, if you have a good experience, you can use a background brush as a blending brush. But the two brushes make for 2 different purposes. 

There are more differences like uses, hair material, coverage, details, blending, cleaning, cost, and more. I will describe it below.  

I already explained in other article:

• Which brushes bob ross uses?

The Bob Ross blender brush vs. background brush 

	Grade	Note
Bob Ross blender brush	Artistic Grade	Apply for highlight
Bob Ross background brush	Artistic Grade	Apply for background

Bob Ross blender brush vs. background brush: Key points

	Background brush	Blender brush
Uses	Making background	Highlights the painting
Coverage	Long area	Short area
Hair softness	Harsher than a blender brush	Soft hair
Hair material	Natural & synthetic bristle	Natural bristle
Highlights effect	Not good for highlights	Best for highlights and effects
Blending	Not good	Best
Cleaning difficulty	Easy	Little bit harder
Cost	Cheaper than blending brush	Expensive

What is the difference between a Bob Ross blender brush and a background brush?

These 2 are different brushes, and these two have good differences.

Uses

Background brush is mainly used for creating the background of a painting. Experienced people can also use the brush as a blending brush, but this use is not good for beginners. A Bender brush is used for blending and highlights.

Coverage

The background brush had big coverage. Harsh hair helps the brush cover a long area very first. The blending brush is very soft and good for short area covers like highlights and blending.

Hair material

Background brush hair manufacture with natural and synthetic hair mix combination. That’s why it’s a little bit harsh. And the blending brush hair is natural bristle hair.

Cost

The background brush is cheaper than a blending brush. But the difference is not so big. Prices difference around 2-3 dollars.