Small Brushes
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Dragonsreach
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As far as I am aware that is the smallest size! But in reality you will only ever need one of those Mine is 10 years old and only used once.
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
I have fallen in love with my Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes. I use a 3-0 and a #1.
I also use a Prinston 20-0 (number 3050R) for eyes along with Micron pens.
I regularly use between an 0 to 5/0 for most of my work. I just never understood how to get that detail with a thick brush.
I also use a Prinston 20-0 (number 3050R) for eyes along with Micron pens.
I regularly use between an 0 to 5/0 for most of my work. I just never understood how to get that detail with a thick brush.
Cerridwyn1st
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It\'s the point, not the brush.
The difference isn\'t in the size of the brush, it\'s the size of the point. That, and what it\'s made of. A Kolinsky Sable round or spotter, size 3/0 will work better than a Golden Taklon 20/0.
My favorite brush of this type is a Windsor & Newton Series 7 miniature. Being a miniature, it has shorter bristles than a round. This type of brush is also called a spotter. The point on this baby is as sharp as many smaller brushes, but it has enough hair to hold a workable amount of paint.
The flow qualities of your paint have a big impact, too. Learn to thin your paints, and use additives if you need to.
The last component of good detail painting is brush control. When I first started painting, I tried to make up for lack of brush control by using tiny brushes. So I have a collection of truely nasty teeny-tiny brush that no longer get any use.
A well-stocked gaming store that caters to painters should have some really good brushes. If you can\'t find what you want there, try an art store. Last of all, go online. Jerry\'s Artorama has a huge sellection of brushes. http://www.jerrysartarama.com
So: get a good quality brush. Thin your paint. And practice, practice, practice. That will do a lot more for you than a teeny-tiny brush.
The difference isn\'t in the size of the brush, it\'s the size of the point. That, and what it\'s made of. A Kolinsky Sable round or spotter, size 3/0 will work better than a Golden Taklon 20/0.
My favorite brush of this type is a Windsor & Newton Series 7 miniature. Being a miniature, it has shorter bristles than a round. This type of brush is also called a spotter. The point on this baby is as sharp as many smaller brushes, but it has enough hair to hold a workable amount of paint.
The flow qualities of your paint have a big impact, too. Learn to thin your paints, and use additives if you need to.
The last component of good detail painting is brush control. When I first started painting, I tried to make up for lack of brush control by using tiny brushes. So I have a collection of truely nasty teeny-tiny brush that no longer get any use.
A well-stocked gaming store that caters to painters should have some really good brushes. If you can\'t find what you want there, try an art store. Last of all, go online. Jerry\'s Artorama has a huge sellection of brushes. http://www.jerrysartarama.com
So: get a good quality brush. Thin your paint. And practice, practice, practice. That will do a lot more for you than a teeny-tiny brush.
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Cerridwyn,
That is what I have learned here. Wet pallet, magic wash, airbrush medium (with a little retarder mixed in), blending. All have improved my painting by at least an order of magnitude. I am learning to use the tips of the 3/0 W&N (I use it for nearly everything now.)
I have yet to find anything other than GW brushes at a gaming/comic store. More generic \"hobby\" stores have a better selection of brushes, but I have only found W&N S7\'s at true artist supply places: Pearls, Dick Blick, etc.
That is what I have learned here. Wet pallet, magic wash, airbrush medium (with a little retarder mixed in), blending. All have improved my painting by at least an order of magnitude. I am learning to use the tips of the 3/0 W&N (I use it for nearly everything now.)
I have yet to find anything other than GW brushes at a gaming/comic store. More generic \"hobby\" stores have a better selection of brushes, but I have only found W&N S7\'s at true artist supply places: Pearls, Dick Blick, etc.
Cerridwyn1st
New member
I\'d have to agree with you, Airhead. If you want WN&, you will have to go to a specialty place. For the minis, you pretty much have to order online or have your art store special order for you.
One of my retailers carries Flo-Quill sables in the smaller sizes. They are nice brushes, but like I said before, too small for practical use on almost everything.
I had a chance to use some GW brushes at Games Day Atlanta this weekend. I\'ve revised my opinion of them. I really like their larger brushes. Still not too impressed with the fine detail brushes.
I guess that is where they get the bum rap. The detail brushes aren\'t that workable for our purposes, while the larger brushes are pretty nice, especially for the price.
K
klute_in_the_valute
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Well guys the other week I picked up a W+N series 7 00 and the point split in half as soon as it looked at my mini.Now Im sure I must have a rogue one but at that price I dont like the idea of getting another.So I picked up Daler Rowney s.34 size 00 and 1.These are also sable and are pretty much the same shape as the WN7.Up till now Ive done a whole mini and they havnt moved.They feel really good and at half the price of WN7 I think they are better value.
But surely at this level there cant be enough difference.Ive used solely GW and very cheap brushes until now and where as I can tell the difference,for your average day to day painting they are good enough.Its the same with wet pallettes and the floor wax thing.I find that thin paint and a touch of extender is quite sufficient.
Thats my opinion anyway and any one elses opinion is just as right.
But surely at this level there cant be enough difference.Ive used solely GW and very cheap brushes until now and where as I can tell the difference,for your average day to day painting they are good enough.Its the same with wet pallettes and the floor wax thing.I find that thin paint and a touch of extender is quite sufficient.
Thats my opinion anyway and any one elses opinion is just as right.
