Oils Brushes.
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Ron Tamburrini
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Hi carl
I would use flat brushes and filberts sizes 2,4 8 and go down to detailing straight point 5/0 and 4 I have been using artmaster pearl serious ,good price for what they are, they are not bad but you will only get one
figure out of them before the points go so for the detailing perhaps kolinsky sables
I would use flat brushes and filberts sizes 2,4 8 and go down to detailing straight point 5/0 and 4 I have been using artmaster pearl serious ,good price for what they are, they are not bad but you will only get one
figure out of them before the points go so for the detailing perhaps kolinsky sables
Ron Tamburrini
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That is a nice horse,
I have never been able to see by the Ray lamb horses of the eighties,
what ever became of that sculptor and his crisp castings?
I have never been able to see by the Ray lamb horses of the eighties,
what ever became of that sculptor and his crisp castings?
kagemusha
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Don't know if this will help Carl but I stipple my horses as I find it gives me much more control with tonal blending. If this style suits you then you can use cheaper brushes for almost all of the work. You only need sables for the finest details such as eyes, veins, teeth etc. You can look up an old post of mine "just a horse for a change" to better illustrate this. Cheers, Ron.
Einion
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If you'll pardon the pun I think that's going to be a horses for courses kind of thing. I'd airbrush the bulk of it myself, but working in oils using stippling is a very much worth trying.housecarl said:
You can lay on the colours to start off with just about any kind of brush, then switch to whatever you have that's suitable for stippling. I tend to use small hog bristle brushes to begin with (scraps of foam are worth trying here too), then switch to a softer synthetic brush for a finer finish.
Einion
Thanks for the help chaps. I got it off E bay, I'm afraid Rob.
Carl.
Carl.
kathrynloch
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Okay, Carl, stop right there and pull that pony back! 
I don't know how to paint in oils but Carol Williams does and she does a bang up job on horses - it just so happens that I have her book right here.
For example, she suggests a soft filbert for a mop brush. The idea of colors is to do the same thing I do with my pigments, start with a light color, work in layers and go darker gradually.
She suggests a Cat's Tongue brush for white markings, small rounds for detail such as around eyes, soft sable rounds (large) for final blending, white nylon for large amounts of body color, and the stiff bristled tapered brush for stippling.
Now, what color do you want to paint him?
Of course, you could always get some pastels or pigments and do it that way too.
ETA: If I can help anyone in any way with horsie info, please feel free to PM me if I don't see your post. Many times I'm on break or lunch at work and am in the middle of replying when I get interrupted (yes, I'm on the clock even when I'm not on the clock). When things get crazy sometimes I can't go back and finish the reply or accidentally close the tab. After that I have a hard time finding the post again because it's been marked read. Add to that I don't know the names of a lot of figures yet, so I have no idea if they have a horse or if anyone wants me to help with horses. lol!
I'm really sorry, Carl, for not responding sooner!
Cheers,
Karrie
I don't know how to paint in oils but Carol Williams does and she does a bang up job on horses - it just so happens that I have her book right here.
For example, she suggests a soft filbert for a mop brush. The idea of colors is to do the same thing I do with my pigments, start with a light color, work in layers and go darker gradually.
She suggests a Cat's Tongue brush for white markings, small rounds for detail such as around eyes, soft sable rounds (large) for final blending, white nylon for large amounts of body color, and the stiff bristled tapered brush for stippling.
Now, what color do you want to paint him?
Of course, you could always get some pastels or pigments and do it that way too.
ETA: If I can help anyone in any way with horsie info, please feel free to PM me if I don't see your post. Many times I'm on break or lunch at work and am in the middle of replying when I get interrupted (yes, I'm on the clock even when I'm not on the clock). When things get crazy sometimes I can't go back and finish the reply or accidentally close the tab. After that I have a hard time finding the post again because it's been marked read. Add to that I don't know the names of a lot of figures yet, so I have no idea if they have a horse or if anyone wants me to help with horses. lol!
I'm really sorry, Carl, for not responding sooner!
Cheers,
Karrie
Thanks for the offer Karrie, I'm having the issues I always have. Primer rubbing off, so I've lost patience, E bay beckons and it has to go.
I've become a resin snob.
Carl.
I've become a resin snob.
Carl.
