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I was fortunately the first to discover the Broken Toad brushes and initially bought 3 of them and they were surprisingly good .I've been using W&N series 7 for over 20 years but i now have 12 Broken Toad brushes 0,1,2 sizes the, 000 size wasn't so good.I got over 3 months out of the ones i initially bought,although they still can be used for other types of painting.
The points of the brushes are soooo good that i can paint an eyeball with the a size 1 and 2 on a 54mm and 75mm figure.
I only use oil paints and white spirits etc, which i thought would be harsh on these brushes,but thankfully no problems there.
The cost of brushes doesn't come in to my decision ,as i'll pay any amount to get the best,and these Broken Toad are far as i'm concerned,are the best
Brian
 
'Morning everyone,

First I'd like to say a HUGE thanks to everyone who has welcomed me and also given me great advice. I did pick up a couple of Dick Blick red sable brushes (size 0 and 2) and they made a really big difference in applying my Vallejo paints. The points stayed sharp and they really held the paint. I did find some WN Series 7 brushes on ebay, so I picked up a # 1 for around $20 US dollars. (My lovely wife gave me the big OK...with a monster sigh thrown in:)).

With the brushes you all use, what is the best way to keep them fresh, clean, and last awhile? When I was painting fleshtones in oils I always used a lacquer thinner and then gave them a quick water rinse. Same here? Thanks again.

Brian
 
I was looking to buy new brushes and on the back of Brian,s comments about "Broken Toad" brushes thought they would be worth a punt as Brian is no slouch when it comes to painting.

I contacted JonP "planet figure" member "Sphere products" who supplies these brushes and they arrived very quickly from Jon,s company.

I have used them now for a couple of weeks and are very impressed with them,holding their shape very well and keeping an excellent point. I will defiantly buy another set in the future.

Peter
 
I tried several but nothing as good as Series 7's. The Rosemary Brushes are cheaper but the ends curl very quickly-they do however do a 45 degree taper brush which is great for blending Oils. I'm going to try the Broken Toad Brushes, hopefully Jon will be at Telford this weekend.

Keith
 
Another vote for W&N Series 7 Size 0. I buy them locally at the art supply store (Plaza Art). They always have coupons available so the brushes costs about $15 each. I paint using mostly acrylic and am sure to clean the brush after every painting session and sometimes in the middle of a session, if it's a longer one. I think that it's important to keep the paint from building up around the furrell. I use W&N brush cleaner to work the stubborn paint from this area. After cleaning I it rinse in water and flick the brush and it forms to a perfect point. I also replace the plastic sleeve that comes on the brush to protect the point from damage while not in use.

I just about completed a 54mm figure using this one size brush for about 90% of the painting, from the eyes to the coat. Anything smaller just doesn't hold enough paint.

To my way of thinking, not using the best brush you can afford just leads more towards frustration that enjoyment. Hope this helps!
 
Tecumsea said:
I tried several but nothing as good as Series 7's. The Rosemary Brushes are cheaper but the ends curl very quickly-they do however do a 45 degree taper brush which is great for blending Oils. I'm going to try the Broken Toad Brushes, hopefully Jon will be at Telford this weekend.

Keith
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I will be at Telford at the weekend and I'll have the Broken Toad and W&N Series 7 brushes with me. We're in Hall 2, Block 2A which is the same sort of area as last year.
 
Used them all, series 7,s etc, good, but recently qualitys gone. ! I love Rapheals they are my favourite brushes
not cheap but last if you look after them, the Broken toad brushes are brillant also and have a superb point to them as do Rapheals. Rosemary and Co, good for acrylics not so good for oils ( too soft) and they dont keep a good point with oils at all! but good brushes never the less. Dont buy cheap, get the best you can afford, Broken toad are very good value for Money and you get quality for a good price, Rafs are exspensive but are a harder
Kolinsky that have a good Snap to them, and as ive said IMHO keep a good point you could go on etc, brushes are a personal thing! some like this some like that etc.
 
Hii,
I also use W & N series 7 brushes, but now found Monte Marte brushes these are providing good results and are available at affordable prices.
 
Gerry said:
Used them all, series 7,s etc, good, but recently qualitys gone.
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Not quite sure what you mean by this.

Do you mean "they used to be good but they are now rubbish"? Or do you mean "they still are good, just not quite as good as before"?

- Steve
 
Steve,
I meant series 7 IMHO are no where near as good as they used to be! as I said the quality is just not there!!!
broken toad brushes are just as good at half the price! and do the job just as well.
 
These Broken Toad brushes seem to be the Next Big Thing. Might have to give 'em a whirl.

Thanks for the clarification anyway Gerry. Sadly "nowhere near as good as they used to be" seems to apply to a lot of things these days.

- Steve
 
I'm a bit surprised that nobody likes DaVinci brushes. I have switched from W&N to DaVinci, and have no regrets at all.
I've also started to use their synthetic brushes for a lot of my painting, and even if they aren't as good as sable, they are a lot better than the synthetic brushes I tried before.
 
denstore said:
I'm a bit surprised that nobody likes DaVinci brushes. I have switched f
rom W&N to DaVinci, and have no regrets at all.
I've also started to use their synthetic brushes for a lot of my painting, and even if they aren't as good as sable, they are a lot better than the synthetic brushes I tried before.
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I have tried them years ago and wasn't happy with them.
But , in any case, all depends on the person that is painting with them, in my case, i am an amateur painter and still learning the proper use of them and cost me a lot of money to learn to properly take care of brushes.
 

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