The best brushes for acrylic painting.

Welcome to Paint and Pinot Top Tips giving you some top tips to help you with your painting and general artistic skills.
In this video, learn which 5 brushes I rely on to make paintings so much easier.
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Equipment used:
Brushes-
1 - East Art fine detail size 4
2 - East Art fan brush size 10
3 - East Art Flat head brush size 8
4 - East Art Round head brush size 8
5 - 100 mm Decorators brush
My top 5 brushes:Chromacryl acrylic paint (warm and cool versions of each primary colour)
Art Spectrum brushes series 2000
Canon SL2 with Canon EF Lens - 50 mm - F/1.8
Canon G7X mark II
Rode lapel mic
Drone shots courtesy of P.J Rogers

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Do you have a favourite brush that you rely on? Leave a comment below, would love to hear which your favourite brushes are! 😃🎨🍷

[@racheltracker9859]

I just use my daughters school brushes! lol This was very helpful as she's always asking for expensive brushes!!!

[@LoriMorrisPaintings]

I love Flat brushes, they are so versatile! You can make wide lines, thin lines as well as very faint marks with the corner.

[@Rubinaraja]

Thank you your video really helped in picking up the paint brushes

[@jimbrooks9775]

3/4 flat and the tapered flat

[@janycewhite3612]

Jerry Yarnell

[@niktamason5504]

This is exactly what I needed to see. I get so overwhelmed by the choice, you make it so clear with your instructions, thank you so much for this. Great video!

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Nikta Mason So glad my video has helped you. Don’t worry about the tools, just enjoy the process 😀👍🏻🎨🍷

[@melissahobbs1410]

Great video thanks so much for all of the tips you shared 🖌️

[@carlkizziar2711]

Very helpful. Thank you! Love the Top Tip.

[@lettyalmonte1476]

Thank you, the angle is my favorite brush, your tips were just great, the big brush and what to use to clean the brushes.

[@dilipkumarkhania5663]

I have no brushes. But i like to do drawings. This video is Very helpfull . THANKS for giving a great experience..

[@trudieallen8333]

Thank you for your knowledge on brushes, very useful to me as I am a complete beginner and overwhelmed by the variety and sizes that are around.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Trudie Allen You’re welcome Trudie. So glad my vid could help you 😃👍🏻 Dont hesitate to ask if you have any further questions 😍🎨🍷

[@lesliebrown9680]

excellent advice on brushes! obviously you've gone through the frustrations of trying to find the right brush for each need. ty ty ty!!! 😊👏❤️❤️❤️

[@jacintacorneille2633]

Straight to the point with lots of information. My kind of video. Thanks a mill

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Jacinta Corneille What a lovely comment 😍 Thanks for making my day 😉🎨🍷

[@bettychilldres1927]

I favor the tapered flat head brush... I find I can do so many different types of paint strokes with this brush... my favorite!! Thank you for the tips. 😁

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

BETTY CHILLDRES Great choice😃 One of my favourites too 😉🎨🍷

[@noellekilleen2304]

That was amazing to listen to! fast, to the point and crystal clear! many thanks

[@netflixoct1946]

Thank you very much for the bonus tip. I’m very bad at cleaning brushes. Your bonus tip helped a lot to clean my brushes which I left them uncleaned for years💃

[@pottedferne]

Wow!! So glad I found you!!

[@erin758]

Subscribed. Thank you for helping us save money! I have added several brushes from Liquitex (~$14-$20 each!). I'll start with less expensive ones. Also nicer with less clutter in the room with unused brushes.

[@donnaryan9417]

So helpful. I love the idea of using the big brush.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Cheers 😉 You could also add a sponge brush to your kit, very useful and super easy to use 🎨🍷

[@margaritasilva708]

Thank you for your tips!! I love the angle brushes the most! 🌹

[@vishavish1]

Bloody fantastic thanks a lot

[@mitachauhan7601]

Thanks for sharing, very helpful.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Thank you for posting this! I've gotten back into painting recently. My mother is in her last days with cancer and I can't sleep. And stetching makes me nervous (perfectionism is more a problem in sketching, for me, than painting, where I'm looser). I used to paint a lot, partially inspired by my mother's work, but fell out of it. But now, I was just so... nothing helped, nothing was interesting or made me happy, I didn't have solid distraction. The relaxed focus of painting, of mixing a beautiful hue and the little thrill of mixing another batch perfectly on the first try, the waitng periods (Where I usually go work on another piece) is so soothing to me. My fiance knows where to look for me when he can't find me, by the window, on the floor often enough, surrounded by my supplies. I've gotten into some watercolor and the satisaction of finally having proper PAPER to use allowed me to enjoy it far more. I'm going to use washed backgrounds with gradient effects and maybe stippling for floral pieces I do in acrylic. My mother's favorite were always my irises. But, I've been without a job for a while now due to the pandemic (finding a new one that will also allow me to see my Mom and be safe (until recently it looked like she'd pull through, but COVID would end her chances, so it was very important to be so so careful). And supplies are expensive. I have about three brushes from my painting before. Until last week, I only had three acrylic colors. But I found some dirt cheap paint that isn't... great, but is enough for me to have this therapy while I need it, without spending money I honestly don't have. I tend to rely on a rather puny round brush, which has been okay for both acrylic and watercolor, but it is beginning to shed. I figured getting supplies would be better to shop for all at once, see the damage, then triage it and get what I can reasonably get, and then go from there. My father actually found some chalk pastels (another background medium I love) and some watercolor brushes either of my Mom's, or that she had planned to give me this past Christmas, and those helped. But by now I"m so used to the crap brush that I'm not used to good brushes actually retaining so much water! I have pan watercolors and i generally try to keep them pretty dry, transfer as little pigment as possible to the mixing tray, and keep painting various projects until that mix is GONE. It's the old problem, in making art, you have to use up your beautiful beautiful supplies. It's why I switched to sketching. But right now... I need the feel of the brush, the paint. It's helped more than anything. That, a good audiobook or podcast, and I can buy a few hours that are less terrible. Thank you, for in your small way, making this nightmare a little easier.

[@123matstallion]

Ohh....May Lord Almighty give u strength...

[@artandasmrchannel]

I love the fan brush. Thanks for the tips

[@soulkalareadings]

Just want i needed. There are so many brushes, so many sizes and they are quiet expensive, im a beginner painter so this is quite helpful! Thanks.

[@jameshaley8162]

I like my round brush for the reasons you stated. I can make various sized strokes with it from wide to thin. Now that I have a thin brush, I use it instead in those instances. But to me..probably because it was My First Brush, its been my favorite, my 'Go-to-brush'. I do have to learn to start using my other brushes more since I bought them. Who knew?

[@angevalencia3552]

Very helpful! Practical and effective tips. Thanks much! God bless!

[@sageermaniyath9329]

Brush cleaning tips is 😍 AMAZING !! Thanks madam..

[@sandrapope8797]

Filbert mop and flat I use the most! Thanks for the cleanjng tip!

[@Brobooke]

Filbert is always my go to. It's incredible versatile, capable of so much 😊

[@randyjones3180]

Thank you. I'm a beginner and appreciate how you break everything down in layman's term. I now a subscriber.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Wonderful 😍 Glad to have you on board 😃🎨🍷

[@janecurrie6794]

Very interesting. I tend to use 3 or 4 different sized fan brushes for painting. Definitely my favourite type. I must try the gel cleaning technique. Thanks 👍

[@nsmakay]

I mainly use a fan brush. I make a lot of different decorations with it and blend the different acrylic paints. My paintings are abstract. I never know how they’re going to turn out. I am a new artist.I enjoyed your video. Thank you. You taught me So much.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Nancy Makay Fan brushes are one of my favs too 😍 so glad you enjoyed the vid! 😉🎨🍷

[@GKganesan]

Thank you

[@dr.d8501]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@debbieabrahamsen7458]

#4 mop brush! Perfect for clouds

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Fabulous idea! 😍🎨🍷

[@jennifertrotman6704]

I get the best clouds using the mop brush

[@MrSloottoYou]

Love my loew cornell mop brush cause you can squish it into different shapes for varied foliage effects and also use it as a wash brush in smaller paintings

[@kurmix9411]

Thank you very much! Very helpful, specially for people who are not experts, like me 🙂

[@muteebam]

omg first time watching you and i love your vids, so detailed and short definetely going to help with my art.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Muteeba Mateen Thank you so much for your lovely comments 😍 so glad you enjoyed the video 😃🎨🍷

[@me04100]

I just stumbled across your page! Hope to learn more in the future!

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

LisaDawn Helllooo Lisa, so glad you did stumble across my channel 😂😀 Hope you enjoy the channel. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact me. Enjoy! 🎨🍷

[@123matstallion]

Flat and fan brushes are my fav....add to it a liner and u r done...

[@sunflowersoundsofficial4221]

I got a medium-ish rough paintbrush in a Bob Ross art set a long time ago and it was my absolute favorite brush until it died some years later

[@michaelmcdermott209]

I use a one inch brush, a fan brush, a round brush and a flat brush along with a couple good knives to do almost every painting I do. I am going to purchase a 3 inch brush and an oval brush to try some new techniques.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Michael McDermott Great stuff Michael! You really don’t need a huge range, I actuations most of my work with just 2 brushes 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting 🎨🍷

[@tinahuestis6931]

You are so amazing!!! What great tips thank you!!

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Oh wow! Thank you so much Tina, so glad you enjoyed the video 😍🎨🍷

[@marky437]

I do oil paintings and my go too brushes are Filberts......Love them

[@lovepraypaint]

Oh my gosh you should have a million subscribers your video and editing is so professional.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

lovepraypaint Thank you so much for your kind words:) Makes all the hours of editing worth it 😁🎨🍷

[@thecatladytm7172]

Strangely, I have a few brushes from my very first cheapo set, it's a brand you've probably heard of for being kind of infamously bad: Artist's Loft. The few I use tend to be the big/medium sized brushes, the biggest being 3/4 inch, and the smallest a flat size 8 that's about the size of my pinkie nail. I bought them about 4-5 years ago when I first got into painting, and they are still in great shape. Though, the smaller, thinner brushes lost shape and kind of... frayed? I can still use them in a pinch if I wet them, though.

[@PapaSancho666]

Great tip on using hand sanitizer to clean the brushes..

[@racheltracker9859]

So helpful, and the editing is wicked on this. Great job 😵😀

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Rachel Tracker Thank you so much 😍🎨🍷

[@jamieward9296]

I agree, love the way you edit your vids. Great work!

[@manglawpainter]

Very nice😄 So useful video

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

मंगलाव चित्रकार Thank you so much for watching and commenting 😍🎨🍷

[@lovepraypaint]

I pretty much use the same brushes. Good tip on the painters brush. You can really lay color down fast with that big brush.

[@mytinyw0rld]

This is so helpful. Thank you so much for sharing 🤗

[@jamieward9296]

Love this so much. You’re brilliant at making your videos fun, entertaining yet informative 😁 Thank you 🍺

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Jamie Ward Thank you so much Jamie. Really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 😍🎨🍷

[@lucillewong1161]

This is super!and i love the big brush!!!

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment 😍🎨🍷

[@arifurrahman1468]

It was helpful

[@windy1arbour]

thanks it was great

[@BigFatBasterd]

Thank you very much this really helped me!

[@JoseRivera-vf2lq]

glade you kept the brush counts down

[@MiLsoHOOAH]

That 1 squirt of hand sanitizer now cost $30

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

MiLsoHOOAH 🤣 Lol Fortunately not here in Perth. In fact they’re halving the price as they can’t sell it! We’re lucky to be unaffected on our side of the country. Stay safe 🤞🏻🎨🍷

[@mikehilbert9349]

😯

[@ryans7146]

I'm just starting out with painting during the covid-19 shutdown so going to the art supply store to pick out my brushes just isnt an option. Buying online can be difficult. This video helped alot! Im looking for a brush for gesso application. I bought just a basic house paint brush. I havent gotten it in the mail yet. I'm worried about shedding. I used to do makeup professionally and I would often pick up paint brushes as a cheap alternative to some very expensi makeup brushes. A stiff bristle fan brusb properly altered makes a great mascara applicator too! Thanks for the hand sanitizer tip. Unfortunately it's a hot commodity right now! I do have some I might be able to spare though. Stay safe!

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Ryan Singrossi How wonderful that you’re putting your energy into something creative! 😍 As for distributing gesso, I’m a huge fan of sponges, I’ve done many videos showing why they are such a useful painting tool. As for the hand sanitizer, gosh, little did I know when I made this vid that it would become so precious!! If my vids can help you even in a small way to get creative then you’ve helped make my day 💜 Stay safe and stay creative! 😃🎨🍷

[@ryans7146]

@@paintandpinotinperth7868 thanks for the tip! I'll binge watch more of your videos this evening. I cant wait for all my supplies to get in. It's been a fascinating journey so far. Learning about all the different types of paints and the different types of canvas, brushes, and other tools! These videos are so helpful! Stay safe!

[@idiazshopnyaccessories4873]

Great thank you

[@rainforme1850]

Thx so much. I wasclueless

[@sarahwatson338]

Soooo Detailed!!

[@mariakapatos9545]

Thank you so much for your advise you have a new subscriber.

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

How wonderful! So glad you enjoyed it. Thank you Maria 😍🎨🍷

[@artskh8868]

wonderful

[@RayWright-kg4xs]

Angle brush, size 2, 4 & 6.

[@mommyjk6058]

Thank you for sharing this video. I want to try painting but don't have a clue which brush is needed. How about the knives? Do we really need them to blend? Or we can just use the brush?

[@dianedonald9319]

Love your video! I would like to know if all brush sizes, ie' size 12 are all the same with every brand?

[@AntonioGonzalez-ci6cg]

Excelent

[@kathleenbrady9916]

What acrylic paint do you use?

[@supertwins8458]

hi guys can u pls tell name of indian brand for artist brushes I have a hard time finding it

[@ranamalla634]

Your big boy is my favourite

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Rana Malla lol mine too 😉🎨🍷

[@mohdkhader5070]

Thanks Hyd India

[@blueckaym]

so, just to be clear - 3 out of your 5 main brushes are size 8? :)

[@kyledunn1259]

wait perth? like in ottawa?

[@salwaa.a574]

Hi I like fan brush ,could you show how I keep the acrylic for long time without dry

[@blitva1]

Clive5art's 5 tips... He is very concise and helpful

[@mikehilbert9349]

The thing I find with the large painters brushes is once I rinse them, they are so wet, I cant use them for about a day. Any tips?

[@samanthabotheju9284]

My dear . I sped a lot of money to buy good brush . Unfortunately sri lanka could not buy good brush. Well i am old lady just trying to do painting for pleasure . But what to do thank you

[@FiftyFiveCreams]

5:18

[@christinewhite1119]

Fan brush

[@amoron2162]

Expensive cleaning product now lol

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Haha! Tis true in most parts of the world. Fortunately not here in sunny, covid free Perth. They over stocked assuming we’d get the virus here so now shops can’t get rid of it. Now I have lots of very clean brushes 😉 🎨🍷

[@janycewhite3612]

JERRY YARNELL

[@chusoskever2649]

Damn, using hand sanitizer in 2020 to clean brushes is like using liquid gold to clean your brushes 😂

[@paintandpinotinperth7868]

Skever Beats looool! Oh the joys of life pre pandemic 😉🎨🍷

[@Peacefulplacewithmadiey]

Filiberts lol

[@winstonsmith5854]

Toothbrush

[@basantabarman9731]

I do not understand anything

[@saphora1356]

Sorry, you must think that there are also French people who watch your videos. Please don't speak so fast. Thank you.

[@codenamebravo2212]

Have you copied paint and sip, or has she copied you ha ha

[@megg7558]

No no no