Color shapers/Silicone brushes

[Venko]

Hi,
Could you recommend me good silicone brushes for sculpting?
Now I'm using several that I bought from Ebay cheap, but I'm not very staisfied. I'm working mainly with Beesputty now.
I heard that Royal Sovereign are good, can you recommend them?

Thank you in advance!

 

[1969]

I have bought a few to use with Beesputty and the best one I have is the Royal Sovereign brand so I would recommend them. I also use it when sculpting with Magicsculpt which works great with a bit of Vaseline.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Venko]

I have bought a few to use with Beesputty and the best one I have is the Royal Sovereign brand so I would recommend them. I also use it when sculpting with Magicsculpt which works great with a bit of Vaseline.
Cheers
Steve

Thank you!
Which firmness do you use with Beesputty-the white (soft), grey (firm) or the black (extra firm); or all of them
I'm asking, because all of the cheap ones I bought, no matter white or black are the same very soft rubber.
Probably I will buy the taper point only (size 0), I don't use the other shapes very much.

Regards and stay safe!

 

[Nap]

Thank you!
Which firmness do you use with Beesputty-the white (soft), grey (firm) or the black (extra firm); or all of them
I'm asking, because all of the cheap ones I bought, no matter white or black are the same very soft rubber.
Probably I will buy the taper point only (size 0), I don't use the other shapes very much.

Regards and stay safe!

Hi Venko

Glad you asked this question ...I got sone from Gree stuff World on fleabay .....not too bad but now going need replacing badly so interested in these sovereign that you and Steve are on about

Happy sculpting

Stay safe

Nap

 

[Venko]

I bought a set of Greenstuff extra firm shapers, but I don't use them much and didn't like them honestly, I will find some use though. I stuck with my projects, because I realised that they are necessity, mostly I use homemade tools, but shapers I have to buy
That's why I'm asking for opinion of Royal Sovereign, because buying online I cannot touch and feel the silicone on the tip

 

[Nap]

I bought a set of Greenstuff extra firm shapers, but I don't use them much and didn't like them honestly, I will find some use though. I stuck with my projects, because I realised that they are necessity, mostly I use homemade tools, but shapers I have to buy
That's why I'm asking for opinion of Royal Sovereign, because buying online I cannot touch and feel the silicone on the tip

Agree they are okay but not the best , I'd forgot about Royal Sovereign ..I have soft , medium and hard but to be honest hardly use the medium !!...... proper sculptors might !!

Stay safe


Nap

 

[1969]

Thank you!

Which firmness do you use with Beesputty-the white (soft), grey (firm) or the black (extra firm); or all of them

I'm asking, because all of the cheap ones I bought, no matter white or black are the same very soft rubber.

Probably I will buy the taper point only (size 0), I don't use the other shapes very much.



Regards and stay safe!

I only have the one Sovereign and it is the grey firm taper point version size zero, I have used it for scales from 75mm to 200mm. I did not realise there is a

(black)​

extra firm version, I might look at getting that also.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Blind Pew]

Just use Royal Sovereign.

 

[Venko]

Just use Royal Sovereign.

I already ordered their grey(firm) and black(extra firm) taper point size 0.
Thanks!

 

[Rob Pye]

I would just go to an art supply store and get a set. They really do vary in price so a set or two is best picked up during sales.

 

[Vermis]

The only other silicon brushes I've bought were from Lidl and they 'feel' a bit more floppy and cheap. I'd agree with sticking to Royal Sovereign.

I mostly use a grey cup for smoothing, but I'll point out that Royal Sovereign also make double-ended black chisel and taper shapers with similarly-shaped wire loops. (i.e. square and rounded point) I have a couple of size 0s, and the loop end adds a nice bit of extra push to the silicon tip. (Which you'd probably have with other tools, but on ocassion it might be handy. )

Here's a photo of the kind of thing.