The History of the RainbowBrush® Invention

Kazi and Cindy Ahmed have been creating name-painting art using tropical animals, flowers and fish for many years. You may have seen them painting for crowds of children and tourists in Hawaii, or Key West, Florida, or Victoria, Canada. Traditionally, they would use rectangular hand-made brushes, the tip of which is dipped in several colors of paint.

“Creating name art is an ‘art is food for the heart’ way of life,” believes Kazi. “It can change your mood, filling you with awe and joy.” He and Cindy inspire people of all ages to be creative through the fast, easy, and fun way they paint their name scenes.

While it’s fun to share the joy by painting before a crowd, it’s not always possible when you have a growing family. To Kazi and Cindy it was obvious that in order to continue the legacy of rainbow name art, they needed a rainbow-brush tool that anyone could use, and teaching materials to go with it.

They taught several artists who currently make their living doing name-painting art in tourist destinations around the world. They also created the website www.namepaintings.com and made digital name art. Then, with their company RainbowBrush, they invented RainbowBrush® markers. After more than five years of research and development they solved a host of problems to create the gapless effect that makes RainbowBrush® so unique, allowing artists of all abilities to create gapless rainbow effects in a single stroke.

Today, RainbowBrush is the source of several highly innovative, educational, multi-color art tools and inspirational instruction products for home and school.

“With RainbowBrush® markers, we put our hearts and minds into bringing one of the inventions of the century into the arts and crafts market,” says Kazi. “We hope it helps you as a parent or educator to teach your children in a way where their learning experience is amazing.”

Kazi and Cindy have three children, Maia, Alexander and Melody (who was born in a speeding car on the way to Key West Hospital on US HWY 1). Says Kazi: “They are the blessed joy in our lives. They are the true inspiration for our art.”