What type/make/size brush(es) do you use?

Started by getagrip, 10 February 2015, 10:09:47 PM

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Techno

Sorry to be so long !.....
Size 0 & 1 for just about everything.....VERY occasionally 00.
Cheers - Phil

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Quote from: SV52 on 10 February 2015, 11:13:49 PM
W&N Series 7 S1,2,3.  I find a good point is the most important criteria, in my experience too small a brush doesn't hold enough paint and with some acrylics it's dry before you can apply it, unless you're quick.

Agree with you completely on this; that's why I use 1 or 0.
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Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 11 February 2015, 12:37:48 AM
GW brushes as I use their paints and their brushes are the only ones I've found to work with them.
I have to go in the shop though to go through the best points and the standard has dipped last couple of years. Started using a new one tonight, nearly threw the f**king thing through the wall!

The "point" disappears far more quickly than they used to; the reason I like GW brushes though is the resistance and thickness of the handle.
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Techno

Have they chunked the handles up, now ?
The early ones were too narrow for my liking, which is why I stuck with the Windsor and Newton brushes.
The bristles were longer than I liked, too.

Cheers - Phil.

getagrip

Quote from: Techno on 11 February 2015, 08:02:08 AM
Have they chunked the handles up, now ?
The early ones were too narrow for my liking, which is why I stuck with the Windsor and Newton brushes.
The bristles were longer than I liked, too.

Cheers - Phil.

Pretty much the same they've always been Phil  ;)

Never used W&N but bristle length is key; cannot stand brushes when the tip is "sloppy" (and if that's not an open goal for Nobby, nothing is :) )
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Techno

Hmmm...

Have to say that when the first batch arrived at the studio, I didn't like them nearly as much as the W&Ns....So like most of the others, I stuck to those.
One of the painters DID prefer the GW ones, as he liked the fact that the bristles were a tiny bit longer.
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Orcs

I use "The Works" 4 for £1.99  for the majority of my painting. they do fine detail brushes for general painting  and flat ones that are good for drybrushing.

I also use the Pro Arte range which hold the point better for fine detail work

The Works  ones don't keep a point as long as the Pro arte ones but are a less than a quarter of the price, so i buy three packs at a time and throw them away reguarly.

For Bases, buildings and terrain  I use flat brushes from "Tescos" that are flat brushes about 8mm across and only £1.50 for three. They paint quick and are brilliant for soft drybrushing .  

I also use a 1 inch Flitch (windowframe Brush ) for terrain from a DIY store

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barbarian

Size 2.
Rarely size 0.
The size doesn't matter, it is the tip that matters.

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[Undercoating]
Army Painter Monster brush

[Miniature Painting]
Army Painter Basecoating brush (majority of the painting)
Army Painter Detail brush (faces)

[Drybrushing bases]
Foundry Drybrush brush

[Shading washes]
Foundry Blocking brush
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Hertsblue

I also use GW brushes. The first "detail" brush I bought (about eighteen months ago) was brilliant, but the replacements have been fairly so-so. I also use a 000 sable kolinsky from J P Perkins that I bought from the local art shop. It's now started to "hook" after a couple of weeks use. 
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Matt J

QuoteIt's now started to "hook" after a couple of weeks use. 

Why do they do that  >:(

That's why I use GW no matter their other faults, they never hook.
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getagrip

Quote from: barbarian on 11 February 2015, 11:47:23 AM
Size 2.
Rarely size 0.
The size doesn't matter, it is the tip that matters.

8) :o

Agree to a point (no pun intended), the length makes a significant difference to me :-\
Buy plenty of Matron's sculpts now!

If he keeps using the chainsaw, the value of his work will soon go up.