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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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Hmmmmm.....favorite brand of brush? That's a tough one. I try to go to an art store to select them by hand. When I order brushes through a catalog, I sometimes get a loose ferrule, damaged hairs, or some such annoyance.
I like sable hair brushes and sometimes I even get short-handled ones. I usually like Langnickel brushes, but sometimes I get a dud with this brand too.
I wish I had better answers for you. I am always looking for decent filberts (all sizes) and small rounds. I have a painter friend who swears by Monarch (synthetic by Windsor-Newton) because they are so inexpensive compared to sable....and because they wear out so quickly, it is less painful to toss out a cheap - rather than a pricey - used brush.
Every now and then I find an odd-ball brand that I like at Pearl Paint but I can't ever seem to find the same thing when I return to stock up...dang. The endless search for a good brush can certainly be frustrating...
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