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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: far4ngn on 19 October 2025, 09:46:14 PM

Title: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: far4ngn on 19 October 2025, 09:46:14 PM
Anyone have a recommendation for some new dry brushes?

Are Pendrakens flat brush range any use for dry brushing?
Title: Re: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: paulr on 20 October 2025, 04:41:26 AM
I tend to use old worn-out brushes for most of my dry brushing

I also use a one-inch flat artists brush for dry brushing dust. I sparingly put the paint on one side and brush the figures with the other side

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Title: Re: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: far4ngn on 20 October 2025, 04:53:32 AM
Thanks...I don't have many worn brushes my recent ones have lasted a few years Kolinsky Sable from Acorn Models in Christchurch.

I use a flat synthetic one buys it's wearing out as I dry brush my bases.

May have to pop into Whitcoulls in the Wellington.
Title: Re: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: Ithoriel on 20 October 2025, 06:20:10 AM
Like Paul, I use worn out brushes for dry brushing but I also buy cheap brushes from The Works, Tesco and similar. For large scale dry brushing I have a couple of makeup brushes. 
Title: Re: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: fred. on 20 October 2025, 06:46:36 AM

QuoteAre Pendrakens flat brush range any use for dry brushing?
In general I agree with the others, but to this point, yes they are good for dry brushing, and I often pick up a couple for this purpose. 
Title: Re: Brushes used for dry brushing
Post by: 19th century octopus on 21 October 2025, 07:55:27 AM
I use a fairly massive flat brush. It's maybe 20mm across and about 3mm thick. I haven't used the pendraken flat brushes but would imagine them to be pretty similar, if smaller.
I often dip only part of the brush in paint for 10mm models, unless I'm doing a lot of them, so such a large brush probably isn't necessary for 10mm anyway. If you're doing scenery though, having the larger brush is nice, but not necessary.