brush ?

[samson]

Can anyone recommend a good brand of brush to use for a newbie in the windsor newton line both for acrylic and oil and maybe good old testors enamel can't afford the series 7 yet

 

[Funky50]

Hi Samson....have just been using some of the Broken Toad sables and they are really very good and roughly half the price of Winsor and Newton at about £4.50 if you google broken Toad it will give you a place to buy....Kevin

 

[kagemusha]

I believe JonP at Sphere Products (member on here) does them.

 

[Nap]

Hi Samson,

I too would recommend Broken Toad brushes , they hold their point well and at a good price as well .

Certainly well worth a try

Nap

 

[Helm]

Broken Toad are very good or http://www.rosemaryandco.com/oil-brushes/pure-kolinsky-sable-oils/pure-kolinsky-pointed I use these a lot

 

[Nap]

Samson,

Like Helm I also have the Rosemary and co brushes and the series 33 are good as he says..great service from both company's as well ( a catalogue will be sent very quickly from Rosemary)

Enjoy your psinting

Nap

 

[Eludia]

I've been trying out a few brands/lines including W&N S7, Broken Toad, Rosemary & Co, W&N Galeria among others. I'm still finding my feet after coming back to the hobby about a year ago so my opinion might not count for much but my personal favourite is, perhaps unsurprisingly, is the S7.

A bit more of a surprise though is how good the Galeria brushes are for water soluble oils (they are an acrylic brush after all). They are quite stiff and work quite well with the more viscous oil paint and are brilliant for applying the initial blocks of colour before switching to S7 brushes for finer work. I especially like the filberts in the range, brilliant for scrub coats. One downside of the Galeria brushes are that the flats (or one stroke) brushes tend to curl up at the ends fairly quickly, they become sort of hook-shaped. However, they are cheap as chips so I just nip down to The Range and get a few when I need them but to be honest I find myself using the filberts more nowadays anyway so not much of an issue for me.

I found the Broken Toad and Rosemary & Co brushes to be virtually identical. So much so in fact that I've concluded that the Broken Toad brushes might even be rebranded R&C brushes. They are good quality brushes but I found the bristles to be a bit too long and too bendy for me and the points, while good to begin with, split quite quickly in my case. I know that others rave about these brushes but for me they just didn't work out, it just goes to show that brushes are a personal thing.

 

[samson]

Thank you all for your opinions and info when I decide what I will try I will let you all know thanks again

 

[John Bowery]

I still stick to the WN Series 7. Zero, 2Zero and 1
Cheers
John

 

[Glen]

If cost is a factor, try Master's Touch acrylic brushes from Hobby Lobby. They go on sale every 2-3 weeks or so at 50% off. There's usually an advert in the Sunday paper. They come in a variety of round, flat, filbert, liner, and spotter styles and in various sizes. They are excellent learning-to-paint brushes, but having man-made fibers, the tips will curl sooner or later. Sooner if you don't clean them. Swish them in water once in a while during painting; then clean them with a brush soap and conditioner after the session is done. Once you've developed your skills, you can spring for the more expensive W&N Series 7.

Cheers,

Glen

 

[samson]

Hi Glen thanks for the info are the masters touch a windsor and newton class or will I be looking for a different brand? Thanks