[Aquanet] Trying to find a w/c brush

[Barry D. Lindley]

Cheap Joe's Dreamcatchers and W&N Sceptre Gold are good blends, and I think
DaVinci has some good blends as well.  If your points are wearing fast, you
might have fun working on "brush action" - try using the point very
sparingly, pressing the body of the brush against the paper and then drawing
out with the side of the brush and point to get the sharp angles.  Charles
Reid has some good tips on brush handling in some of his books.  I think
you'll find it more fun and more expressive to paint that way, as well as
sparing of your brush points.

There are Liquitex blends on ebay; I saw some recently.

Barry

Barry D. Lindley
Paintings and Drawings
www.BarryLindleyArt.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net
[mailto:aquanet-bounces at thedigitalbraintrust.net] On Behalf Of Patrick Davis
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 5:03 PM
To: Aquanet
Subject: [Aquanet] Trying to find a w/c brush

Hi, gang.

For several years now my favourite brush for w/c detail has been a 
Liquitex "Kolinsky Plus" round, size 6. (An 8 that came to a decent 
point would also do) This brush was a mixture of natural and synthetic 
and I really like it. Unfortunately, it appears that Liquitex no longer 
makes brushes, at least not that I can find on the 'net. I have tried 
the Simmons "Sapphire" but I've found they wear blunt much too quickly.

I wish I could afford to say, "Price is no object" but I'm a retired 
teacher, not a General Motors magnate. Do any of you have any brushes 
that are a mixture you'd recommend that are available in N. Am?  I'd 
love a pure Kolinsky sable, of course, but the money is not there.

TIA
pat- who is rejoicing in a brand new grandson
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