best Size brushes for large surface

[user 5827]

I am going to painting a 90 mm fig for the first time (I'm a 54mm painter) and would like to know what is the appropriate brushes sizes for large surface like the capes ...?

Best regards

 

[Meehan34]

I use a #4 or #6 for the base color and a #2 for the highlites. But that is me, a lot of people say that the larger the brush the better so you can avoid brush strokes.

 

[gordy]

The longer the bristles the better, short bristles are too stiff leaving marks. Longer bristles are flexible and drag nicer

 

[winston]

I use n°3 for base, shadows and highlight and 2 for details (Isabey brush).

 

[user 5827]

Thanks guys, appreciated! Normally I use for my 54 mm, brushes sizes 00, 0, and 1, never get bigger than that....

Ciau

 

[Einion]

I'd probably recommend using at least a 6 at least for this scale Rodrigo - I use a 3 for some painting down to 28-32mm miniatures so that's definitely too small for the same areas on a 90

If you're used to only using rounds I'd highly recommend some flat brushes* as well. This is an area where I don't think you need to go to the expense of buying Kolinsky or sable, synthetics are usually more than good enough. And in case you didn't know, there's no standardisation with brush sizes so how big they are depends a bit on the brush style - a 1 from two makers can be very different, both in length and width.

*A filbert or cat's tongue (langue du chat) shape generally works better IMO than a bright or a flat.

Einion

 

[user 5827]

I'd probably recommend using at least a 6 at least for this scale Rodrigo - I use a 3 for some painting down to 28-32mm miniatures so that's definitely too small for the same areas on a 90

If you're used to only using rounds I'd highly recommend some flat brushes* as well. This is an area where I don't think you need to go to the expense of buying Kolinsky or sable, synthetics are usually more than good enough. And in case you didn't know, there's no standardisation with brush sizes so how big they are depends a bit on the brush style - a 1 from two makers can be very different, both in length and width.

*A filbert or cat's tongue (langue du chat) shape generally works better IMO than a bright or a flat.

Einion

Einion,
Thank you very much for your post. Really appreciated and is good to know the fact of using less expenses ones...

Thanks again.