One of the tools that are very difficult to acquire here are kolinsky sable brushes. Specifically the one with collapsible handles use in plein air painting. It has to be sourced somewhere else. Outside. Unfortunately at the time I’m making my order, brushes like these are not available neither from DickBlick nor Cheap Joe’s. So I checked on the other side of the globe, Jackson's Art supply in UK. It took about one month for them to arrive.
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| The brushes are works of art in itself. Such beauties are worth the wait. |
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| From left: Jackson's squirrel Flat, Escoda Reserva travel brush sizes 4 and 8, Pro Arte flat travel brush, Pro Arte synthetics 2,4,6, and da Vinci Maestro size 6. |
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musta naman yung da vinci brushes..swabe ba bro gamitin?planning to buy this?advice naman sa mga brushes oh...TIA
ReplyDeleteHi @kimpoyki hyasi,
DeleteThanks for dropping by, To quickly answer your question, Da Vinci brushes are nice! The one I got is Da Vinci Maestro Voyage, unfortunately the largest size is #6. It is a true retractable brush. Very convenient for ninja sketching. It comes to a nice point has good spring and loads a good amount of paint.I have yet to experience shedding hair. So I would say good construction and durability. The only thing is it is a bit pricey.
The paper you are using, size of painting and painting style determines what brushes would appeal most to you. if prefer wet on wet and loose painting, you might want to look into Squirrel mops, They hold more water and has softer hair and are available in sizes bigger than sable/kolinsky. Best all around brushes are still sable kolinsky, for detail work and wet on wet as well. The technology of synthetic brushes has come a long way. Try to check out Escoda Versatils as they provide a good price to performance ratio.
When buying watercolor brushes, there are 3 qualities (among others but I think these are the most important) to look out for:
Point: After Initially cleaning and removing the gum arabic used to protect new brushes during shipping, do the flick test. Wet the brush and and hold it in your normal grip, then shake off the water by sharply swinging your forearm in a single movement. it should snap to a point with a clean profile.
Spring: the brush hairs flexes and react to the changes in pressure applied to it and still maintain a good shape.
Water load capacity: It can hold a generous amount of water. The last thing you
want is your first stroke/wash to dry up on you before you could follow it up with your next stroke if a smooth wash is you goal. (this is still dependent on the size of the wash and the paper though. For example if you are using a 5" x 7" moleskine, a size 6-8 kolisnky is adequate.)
I hope I did answer your question.
Thanks Manuel
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