As promised here is a look at a few of my most often used brushes. I tend to work on small to medium size compositions. The large flat brushes are mostly used to apply mediums over the entire surface. Lets start at the top and work our way down…….
2 inch LC (Loew-Cornell) #1179 Big Brush White Nylon. I have found the White Nylon to be a great inexpensive brush. This one is mainly used for applying varnish to the finished painting, but you can find white nylon in a variety of sizes and they are great brushes.
1 inch LC #798 flat White Nylon.
3/4 inch LC #7550 Wash
1/2 inch LC #7550 Wash
Size 6 LC #7300 Shader
Size 1 LC #7300 Shader
Size 0 Black Gold Liner
The next 3 are all Silver Ultra Minis 20/0, 10/0, and a size 2. They are all script liners (2407S and 2431S is the size 2)
The last little guy is a size 18/0 LC 7000 Round, I forgot to include it in the photo, but I also use a #2 Round quite frequently.
Most of the wash and shader series brushes are used for basing in color or washes of color. All of the liners and scripts are used for the details. For me, that is painting animal hair, but you can use these to obtain a variety of long thin to fat strokes.
Painting Tips:
When using a liner or script brush, thin your paint to “ink” consistency. This will allow you to achieve that fine line that the brush was meant to deliver. The paint should flow easily off your brush.
Never leave your brush sit for prolonged periods in standing water. Get into the habit of rinsing it in your water basin and blotting in on a paper towel and then set it aside til needed again. You will find your brushes last much longer if you follow that simple procedure.
Ooo! Thanks for this…I have some gift certificates to use at the art store.
You are so welcome!