[Aquanet] Trying to find a w/c brush

[Mary Doane]

I use a fairly inexpensive brand of synthetic brushes (Omer  
Deserres).  When new (I buy bunches when they're on sale), they have a  
good point and a fairly good well.  When the point gets worn down a  
bit, I use them for mixing and light scrubbing, and when they get too  
worn for that, I use them for masking fluid.  After that, I have no  
qualms about throwing them out altogether !

I do own a couple of sable brushes, but I mostly just admire them and  
don't use them that often.  I'm used to the spring of my synthetics,  
and when I wear out the point of a sable brush, it breaks my heart…

Depending on what I'm working on, my size range is from a 2 for very  
fine detail, up to a 12 or 14.  I can sometimes get through most of a  
painting with a 6, occasionally picking up a 10…

I'm not very much into experimenting - I find a brand I like and stick  
to it !

Mary
www.marydoane.ca



On 9-Dec-08, at 8:03 PM, patchapin at mindspring.com wrote:

> I used to do a lot of work on tile, which ruins a brush faster than  
> you can
> say "bank balance".  During that time, I searched for a cheap brush  
> with a
> big belly for glaze and a fine point that would stay there for the  
> length of
> the project.  I found it in what I think is meant to be a student
> watercolour brush or craft brush: Loew Cornell 7020 series; since  
> I'm not a
> really organized person, of course they found their way from the tile
> section of my studio to the watercolour section, as I bought bunches  
> at a
> time to have a new brush always.
>
> Although they don't have the belly for glaze, they hold a good bit of
> watercolour, and when they finally refuse to hold a point any longer  
> due to
> broken 'hairs', you don't feel badly tossing it.  I recommend sizes  
> 8-10; I
> use 14 myself.  If you Google your area for it, bet you can maybe  
> find some
> close to home even?  They are even a bit distinguished-looking,  
> having a
> bright red band just above the ferrules before the standard-issue  
> black.
>
> As to a pure Kolinsky sable, well, it is bad enough to face a piece of
> Twinrocker and have paper fear, but what if you had to face it with  
> one of
> those, and have Fear Of Brush as well?
>
> Of course, you will get more mileage out of any brush if you use the  
> side
> stroke more than the tip, but either way............
>
> pat chapin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Davis" <peedee at nucleus.com>
> To: "Aquanet" <aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:03 PM
> 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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