quick question on brushes

[LilBoyPip]

hello all,
i am in the process of ordering myself some brushes

i was wondering what are good sizes to get? at the moment i have a 10/0 and a 0

looking to get another 5 ish brushes, what sizes would be good? i am also going to buy two cheap (ish) larger brushes just for "rough" jobs, ie under coats ect

 

[Elric2k]

Well depending on what you paint the answer will vary. If you do any vehicles you'll want something quite a bit larger than a 0 if you dont have an airbrush. For normal things, I dont think you can go wrong with a 0, a 2/0 and a 3/0. Most everything I do i use the 0 on, but i like having the smaller brushes for those very small areas to highlight.

 

[LilBoyPip]

i have ordered an airbrush and is on its way, and i will buy a large brush for BIG work so i will go with a 2/0 and a 3/0 and maybe a 2, all pure red sable. and then a 5 in a mixed sable (as it is that little bit cheaper)

cheers

 

[Einion]

looking to get another 5 ish brushes, what sizes would be good?

I don't know, what do you like? I also depends a great deal on which brushes you're ordering, since a 2 from one brand might be close in size to a 0 from another!

A 10/0... :rotfl:

Einion

 

[LilBoyPip]

well i ordered three rosemary and co brushes as i got a tip from a friend they were rather good so i thought i would give them a try, plus they are cheaper than GW, and i cannot remember what i ordered. oops

but i mainly paint infantry and i like small ish brushes but it is nice to have a variety of sizes, as i used to undercoat models with a fine detail brush that had about three bristles..

 

[Legacy Account]

Big thumbs up for R&Co brushes.

I also like to have a few cheap nylon/synthetics for mixing, drybrushing, effects etc.

The cheap brushes we used to buy at school are fantastic - almost indestructible.