Reddit reviews Liquitex 1300704 Professional Freestyle Large Scale Brush, Broad Flat/Varnish 4-inch, Short Handle, Multi
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Ideal for dragging, figuring and varnishing large surfaces and wallsApplications: Large surface covering, Varnishing, Broad gestural strokesIncludes one painting brushUse with Liquitex Professional Acrylic Paint Colors and MediumsPerfect for professional artists, creative hobbyists, art students, art teachers
You can coat emulsion without the rough-brushed look; I've had good results on canvas with these brushes, though canvas is somewhat forgiving. The classic way to coat your own photo papers is making a "puddle pusher" (a coating rod), which can be as simple as a glass rod with some tape on the ends, or a manufactured model. This gets tougher as the size goes up. Harbor Freight sells a self-contained HVLP rig for like $100, I may try one sometime.
There's tons and tons of info on the Photrio emulsion forum, too, esp, if you ever want to try making your own. I've used the Foma emulsion and it's killer, but it's fixed-grade, maybe about 3.5 contrast.
The China Bleaching, I did a couple small tests that weren't perfect, couldn't get much into, even when asking on Photrio and need to try it again sometime. Limited info out there, apparently it's covered in Rudman's Toning book, which goes for like $200 nowadays!