Quality paintbrushes in the UK?

jp762

jp762

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My tuppenceworth is gum of arabic. Used now and again it keeps a good brush alive for years , I have a 15yr old kolinsky that still does the job thanks to a bit of gum now and then.
 
crystella333

crystella333

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Tommie Soule said:
i use w+n series 7 now, cos of how long they last now i paint full time. but all the work you see in my personal gallery is done with mostly a GW basecoat brush which are widely availible and super versatile, but i will always try before i buy!
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Torn blue sky said:
You have to be shitting me Tommie...
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He shits you not. I've seen him working and and he gets the point into all the really tight places too.
 
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-Ice

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Although I have to admit, I'm really digging my basecoat brush. Now that I understand concepts about paintbrush points and spring and reservoir, I appreciate my basecoat brush more. I has a nice point, holds a lot of paint, and really versatile. I'm not using it on fine details but still, it gets "most" of the work done! I defnitely did my basecoats and blending with this baby!
 
gsr15

gsr15

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While I'm certainly not as skilled as many who've already commented here, I came across Tommie's suggestion of the GW basecoat brush on an older thread shortly after I started painting again and I must say I'm a convert, it's pretty much the only brush I use now. I even gave up using my 10/0 for doing the eyes because the tip on the GW brush was fine enough. I will say that I do use a smaller, crappier brush for some of the rough-in base coating to limit the wear on the basecoat brush.
 
Einion

Einion

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Well that isn't excessive, was expecting it to be higher. Course you can get sets of synthetic rounds for a few quid but as far as normal retail goes that's not bad.

Einion
 
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-Ice

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Thanks mate! However, I'm trying to stay away from W&N due to some people saying the later batches aren't as good. I'm aiming for some Raphael 8404 brushes at the moment. Like I said, I'm really digging my GW basecoat brush at the moment but although it has a fine tip, the "fat body" makes it hard for me to get into the tight areas like the groin --- I can't paint the soft armor there properly without hitting the main groin or leg armors. Then that leads to a lengthy cleanup.
 
Einion

Einion

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HeavyBolter said:
I found this site and posted it on another one of your posts.

http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/

Seems to have a nice selection and they carry Testor Dullcote and Liquitex art products along with W&N Series 7 brushes.
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Not cheap though.

For anyone interested, just picked one of the suppliers linked to above at random for a quick comparison:
Slow-Dri 118ml - £6.45 v £4.20;
same prices respectively for Flow Aid so if you were buying both and one Series 7 you'd save enough to pay for Ultra Matte Medium 237ml - £10.25 v £6.67;
Series 7 size 000 - £7.95 v £5.56;
Series 7 size 0 - £9.00 v £6.30;
Series 7 size 2 - £11.30 v £7.91.

Einion
 
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-Ice

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Yeah but didn't you just advise me to stay off of Series 7s?

If anyone has got a GW basecoat brush, can you tell me what it's equivalent is on the other brushes? ie, is it a 1 or a 2?
 
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Noddwyr

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Einion said:
Not cheap though.

For anyone interested, just picked one of the suppliers linked to above at random for a quick comparison:
Slow-Dri 118ml - £6.45 v £4.20;
same prices respectively for Flow Aid so if you were buying both and one Series 7 you'd save enough to pay for Ultra Matte Medium 237ml - £10.25 v £6.67;
Series 7 size 000 - £7.95 v £5.56;
Series 7 size 0 - £9.00 v £6.30;
Series 7 size 2 - £11.30 v £7.91.

Einion
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Thanks Einion. I do buy stuff (mostly basing supplies) from there occasionally so its good to know. Will do more comparing next time.
 
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