Which Artist Brushes Should You Buy?

[@minisaran]

Dear Jason, I dont have words to completely describe how valuable your tutorials are to me! you are am amazing artist and a great instructor ! please continue sharing your knowledge with us

[@walcottfineart5088]

Wow, thank you for such a nice comment! I am so glad you enjoyed my videos. There is definitely more to come! :)

[@anniewait6079]

Wonderful Very Clear and informative Thank You!

[@joblowers211202]

You explain things so clearly and it's obvious that you speak from a wealth of experience. Really generous and helpful. Thank you Jason.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment and for watching! :)

[@rosaravelo3709]

Master Jason you have not idea, how much appreciate your tutorials, not only you are a great artist you are a great teacher, please never stop sharing your knowledge with us

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm so glad you've enjoyed my videos. :)

[@sasijaodjuga9486]

Mr Walcott, you are one of the most gifted artists and art tutors that I have ever had a chance to watch. You make my days better with your advices! Best wishes!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the kind word and for the comment! I'm glad you've enjoyed my channel. :)

[@xthecre8or735]

Video was immensely helpful, I never understood the difference in brushes until this video 👍🏽

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

[@KaustavMukherjeeFineArt]

apart from instructions, your command over your language is commendable!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks! :)

[@lahaza6515]

Thank you so much Jason, I've been scouring the internet and finally you appeared with help!

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad my video was helpful ! Thanks for watching :)

[@DrachenPrime]

You are great at teaching videos dude! I don't know where and how you know so many details from each brush. Awesome!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :) I am the type of person who wants to learn everything I can about subjects I love, so I've picked it up through the years.

[@jorgedelacruz688]

your videos are really informative, love the pigments videos, thank you so much and keep the awesome work! also Rosemary now makes the moongose brushes from badger hairs and they still pretty awesome jeje

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! :) And thanks for the update on the Rosemary & Co brushes. Everything they make is always high quality!

[@debbieventimiglia2216]

Really appreciate all your videos Jason, thankyou so very much. Would you please do a video on how you clean and card for your brushes you use for oil painting.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I already have a video about cleaning brushes :) You may view it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqK0gZStjMyBf5Y

[@InLawsAttic]

What oil brush comes to a fine point Like the Koinsky sable brush for fine detail painting? Thanks so much, great lesson!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Yes, it's called a rigger brush or sometimes a script liner brush. They are small and good for making fine lines. You can also use the edge of a palette knife.

[@InLawsAttic]

@@walcottfineart5088 Thank you so much! Have a blessed Easter !

[@fadatty2756]

Awesome video and very valuable information 🤗thanks alot Mr.Wacott. just wondering if there are any kolinsky oil brushes?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :) Kolinsky sable is so delicate and expensive, you wouldn't want to use it for oil painting which would destroy the brushes very quickly. There are inexpensive "red sable" brushes you can use for oil painting if you need the soft blending capabilities.

[@gildejesus3714]

I have some mongoose brushes that i use for watercolor and i love them sooo much. Was the best affordable i could get and besides they loose some hair they are still great. Thanks for sharing. You showed the brush of my dreams...

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Yeah, those mongoose brushes were really nice. I think Rosemary & Co is now out of the hair and is making them from other materials.

[@arualsetnom2605]

Could you give us some advice how to clean our brushes? Your explanations are so easy to follow. Thanks.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment Laura! For oil paint, you can rinse your brush in thinner and then wash it with soap and water. For watercolor, you go right to the soap and water. I will do a more detailed video on it soon!

[@aplethoraofme2056]

Walcott Fine Art please do!

[@kymcrowart7876]

So happy I found this channel!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching :)

[@romelmadray1056]

Hi Jason I have a really weird question for oil painting. How do you hold Short Handle brushes vs long handle brushes and when do you use these different styles of holding. What the the difference in mark making between the different types of holds?and do they lead to different styles of painting? Are short brushes better for a certain size of canvas?Would like to see a video on this comparing the different holds and styles. Your orange painting demo seems a long hold but on a small canvas.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching and for that great question! All of my oil painting brushes are the long handle. The main reason for varying handle lengths is actually medium: long handles are meant to be used for oil/acrylic painting and short handles are meant for watercolors. The reason being that watercolorists typically sit and/or get close to their paper while oil painters stand away from the easel and paint from more of a distance. I use the long handles in these demos because it's what I have on hand, but that's not the typical way you would use them. :) The brush shape itself is the same regardless of handle length.

[@raseshrao3559]

Hi Jason, Thank you for posting such informative videos. It's really difficult to get clear and precise information like this. I was wondering if you could provide any guidance regarding badger hair brushes like the ones made by Da vinci. I am looking for a decent blending brush and these brushes are more readily available these days ( even though I wish I could find a suitable synthetic alternative ). Once again Thanks. Regards Rasesh

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I have never used the Da Vinci brushes so I can't really comment on them. I do know that Rosemary & Co. makes mongoose hair brushes... they are very soft and good for blending. They bought up the remaining stock of hair when it was banned, but I think they still sell them. They are series 279. I have tried a few of the synthetics but as you said they just aren't the same. But take a look at the Rosemary & Co. brushes, they are very good! Hope that helps.

[@raseshrao3559]

Will do. Thank you

[@alemassa]

It would be interesting to hear your opinion about studio lighting. The first thing I had to learn was color theory and identifying colors in isolation. Lighting have a big effect on the colors and made my learning much more difficult. Painting at night requires electric light and different bulbs can have yellow or blue tints. Painting during the day can also have different lighting depending on weather conditions, and the season. How do you approach this problem?

[@walcottfineart5088]

That's a great idea for a video! The short answer is I use a mixture of bulbs to try and get a "neutral" light, but I will do a longer explanation at some point.

[@lightbox33]

Great tutorials. No frills. Thanks

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@tabussumsehar7746]

You deserve more recognition and more blessings :) Thank you for the info 🌠

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@tabussumsehar7746]

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[@alemassa]

Thanks for the video. That clarified a lot of points for me. Something I noticed is that some brushes when they are wet, they do not have enough “spring” and they bend when I deliver the brush stroke. So I find myself having to rotate the brush to be able to use the tip. Kind of annoying.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found this useful. :)

[@jonaeflure]

Thank you so much for making this video. I really appreciate you thoroughness in explaining. 🥰

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad my video was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the nice comment :)

[@JiveDadson]

I have Trekell hog bristle brushes that I have used for at least a decade. When I bought them, they were as good as any on the market, and priced cheap. I hope they kept the quality up. Brights are for stiff paint and scrubbing in. Flats and filberts are for longer paint. It should be noted that if you paint on that dreadful acrylic "gesso" (which is not gesso), your brushes will wear out really fast.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! I don't think I have ever used the Trekell brushes. Most of the good quality hog bristles would probably be comparable to each other. I agree acrylic gesso isn't my favorite surface either. I like the lead oil primed canvases.

[@JiveDadson]

The most expensive hog bristle brushes I ever bought were terrible. All I remember is that they had gold colored ferrules. After one use, they crinkled up. The store would not take them back because I had "used" them. Needless to say, I never did business with that store again.

[@rogerrangel9945]

Thank you for the explanation, what is your opinion on Princeton Catalyst brushes?

[@walcottfineart5088]

I haven't used those, so I can't comment on them. Thanks for watching!

[@maryellenhill4121]

I agree the Blick Masterstroke is a wonderful brush. I had purchased a number of very expensive brushes from the U.K. I find the Masterstroke far superior.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I also love the Silver Grand Prix brushes. They are very nice as well. :)

[@ATINKERER]

The brush hair I use depends of the thickness of paint I'm working with. To push paint that won't flow, I use bristle. For semi liquid paint I use a Mongoose because a bristle brush would scrape right through semi liquid paint. And for flowing paint I use sable.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Absolutely, yes! I have some softer brushes i use for blending and more fluid paint. Thanks for watching!

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Thanks! Always learn something new from you. Why are long handle less $ than short handle most the time

[@walcottfineart5088]

Good question! Although I wasn't really aware of that, I would guess it's because oil painting is more popular than watercolor so they sell more of the long handles? Unless you are looking at the sable brushes in which case the hair is more expensive. Thanks for watching!

[@kpa-vo4pb]

Blicks premiere art canvas are those a good pick or brand.?

[@meanbean98]

thank you for taking the time to explain the brushes i only wish i would have seen this video sooner i watched a lot of videos and learned so much about the shapes and how to use them and couldn't figure out for the longest time which ones were for the oil and which ones for the acrylic im a newbie and i have to tell you i just wasted money on brushes that worked well a few times and then im wondering why im cleaning the brushes the right way using the right stuff but and this is a big but !!! putting the wrong solutions on the wrong brushes when i went to buy them i went only to the oil brush section picked out the brushes and as it turns out the acrylic brushes were mixed in with the hog haired brushes i never knew that the hog haired brushes were for oil and so on.. im really upset bc i spent all this money and now they are no good ! so here i am with all these ruined brushes cant paint even with the acrylic paints either bc they are ruined .. so thanks again for posting this video it should save people some money and hopefully not make the same mistake i did . if you have any more info on the brushes please make another video also do you use the painting knives would love to learn the right way or tips and tricks on how to use them ..sorry so long .okay im done :)

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm sorry about your bad experience! I'm glad my video helped you with future brush purchases. There's lots more to come so I will probably do another brush video at some point. Thanks!

[@gregaaron89]

There is variation with synthetic brushes, they make very soft ones but they also make stiffer ones too

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for sharing the information and for watching! :)

[@Hau.H]

I learn so much from your tutorials :)

[@walcottfineart5088]

Awesome, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed them :)

[@burak5601]

I don’t enjoy the feeling of hard strokes of bristle brushes however they can hold lots of paint, as you said, unlike synthethic brushes. Da Vinci, a german brand, have really nice and qualified synthethic brushes. Especially Nova and Grigio series are the best I’ve ever seen, you should give them a try. They are synthethic brushes however they are too expensive :/

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I will take a look at those brushes. My favorite hog bristles are the Rosemary & Co. They are slightly softer than the typical bristle brush.

[@snapdragon9793]

Can you please make a video on brush strokes ?? Thank you

[@walcottfineart5088]

That's a good idea! I will add it to the list. Thanks for watching!

[@yasminemohammed3186]

I really love your chanel.....thank you for all of your priceless information 🌸

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thank you so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@kennyparada400]

THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WAS SUCH A PAIN TRYING TO LOOK FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad my video was useful to you. :)

[@kpa-vo4pb]

What brand to clean the oil paints and don't ruin the brushes.?

[@dishadhouliyan5190]

very helpful video....thnku for sharing

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! :)

[@nathanmeier9971]

Jason, have you ever had trouble getting mongoose brushes shipped to you? I've read that they cannot be legally sold in the US.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the question Nathan! I have not had any trouble. As I understand it, the harvesting of Mongoose was made illegal, but sellers (like Rosemary and Co.) could still sell what they already had. It's been awhile since I ordered some though.

[@Thekappa]

I really don't know much about oil paint brushes or what to use .? hair on the brushes doesn't fall apart on the canvas.?

[@walcottfineart5088]

If you buy good quality hog hair interlocking bristle brushes, they will hardly ever shed hairs. I find Silver Grand Prix to be an excellent brush. Thanks for watching! :)

[@winonawins6932]

Thanku so much fr sharing. Tell me does it mean that my daler rowney georgian oil paint series brushes are not natural even though the packaging states so , if the hairs on these brushes do not have 'flags' on them ?????? Just bought them 😔😟

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! My guess is that if the packaging says they are natural hair they probably are. 'Georgian' is Rowney's student grade line though so it might just mean that the hairs aren't as high quality. The best hog bristle brushes are the ones labeled as "interlocking chung king" bristles.

[@winonawins6932]

@@walcottfineart5088 oh 😯 thank u for your reply actually these brushes become too expensive in indian markets so ..... but ok i am going to look for this term on label and see if i can find a good blending brush which dsnt leave marks. Thank u agn Jason fr sharing ur knowledge i appreciate all your videos n they help me a lot

[@walcottfineart5088]

@@winonawins6932 Glad to hear it helped! :) If you live in India, try ordering online from Jackson's in the UK. They might have better prices? www.jacksonsart.com

[@exzeroexzeroex]

Awesome vids. Where can I find your art?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! You can visit my website at www.WalcottFineArt.com :)

[@shazg]

Super helpful! thanks so much!!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching! :)

[@AmberWaves444]

Love the shirt!

[@walcottfineart5088]

LOL Thanks!

[@Beinhartwie1chopper]

love you status

[@padraiggluck5633]

Rosemary & Co. no longer carry mongoose. They have a synthetic mongoose substitute only.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Yes, since I posted this video they ran out of the original stock of Mongoose. I have yet to try the synthetic ones. Thanks for watching!

[@maldoori238]

Really very helpful . Thank you very much for your video and information .

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks so mcuh for the comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@chircaa99]

Thanks for the video! Very useful info sir

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

[@dreamlovermimi9458]

The best way to revive a acrylic dried up paint brush is to soak it in rubbing alcohol! gets rid of the dried paint, however the shape of the hairs will turn frizzy.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the info and for watching! :)

[@esling77]

Another great video

[@christopherjordan6237]

Great video! Thank you!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@noahzuniga1793]

My favorite brushes are the Princeton aspen brushes

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the recommendation! I haven't tried those, but I will have a look at them. Thanks for watching. :)

[@JaneHasGame]

Thanks for posting!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@maldoori238]

Useful tips. Many thanks

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for the comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

[@sazdrawz1269]

Great video.. Thank you 🙏🌻🌟

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@jaqui-lynne3281]

What brand is the soft hair brush for oils please?

[@walcottfineart5088]

One is a series 279 from Rosemary & Co. and the other is a Monarch brush from Winsor & Newton. The Rosemary & Co. brushes are the softest ones. Thanks!

[@jaqui-lynne3281]

Walcott Fine Art Thanks. What size do you use?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Various sizes ranging from 4 to 12. 6 or 8 is usually a good middle-of-the-road-size. Sizes are not standardized though. The Monarchs tend to be a bit smaller.

[@JiveDadson]

The reason the oil painting brushes are long is so you can hold them well back on the handle and use your shoulder, rather than fingers and wrist. I have trained myself never to hold a brush like a pencil.

[@walcottfineart5088]

You are absolutely right! If I forgot to mention that in the video, thanks for pointing it out. I always try to encourage art students to forget the "pencil grip" LOL

[@tryptamineodyssey]

Hi Scott. What size is that kolinsky Hair brush?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I think that is the Rosemary & Co Mop size 1.

[@laestrella7309]

I'm glad I found this

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@etienne7774]

I like to use the back of my brush like Pollock.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@condeerogers5858]

Thanks. I didn't know that.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Glad it helped! :)

[@davidf6154]

Thanks for your time,cool info

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed this. :)

[@2317354727]

The only problem, at least for me because I am on a tight budget is there is a money exchange on her site, meaning the difference in american money and uk money. I din't realize this when I ordered from her site and my $44.00 order turned into $67.00 total bill . That was a bit of a shocker because I have ordered from many uk companies and never had that happen.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! There is a feature on Rosemary's site that allows you to switch all the prices into US $. On the top right there is a drop down menu that says "Select Currency". Hope that helps!

[@2317354727]

Thank you for the info.

[@redeemedone672]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@gaby.munich78]

great video,

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@kpa-vo4pb]

I'm doing oil painting for the first time and I don't know which oil paint brushes to go with.? Blicks art store

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! The Blick interlocking bristle brushes are pretty good, but I prefer the Silver Grand Prix brand. Be sure to get interlocking Chungking bristle brushes, they are the best for oils, regardless of brand. Blick's Premiere canvas in nice, although I haven't used it much. If you want to splurge, try the Masterpiece Pro brand or the Centurion OIl Primed Linen canvas/panels at Jerry's Artarama. :)

[@kpa-vo4pb]

@@walcottfineart5088 is just for acrylic and oil paint.? Brushes

[@kpa-vo4pb]

@@walcottfineart5088 I will get those next time I'm at the art store blicks

[@walcottfineart5088]

@@kpa-vo4pb Those brushes I mentioned are natural hair and should really be used for oils only. If you also paint with acrylic get some good quality nylon (taklon) brushes for that.

[@kpa-vo4pb]

@@walcottfineart5088 the oil paints that I use take forever to dry .? Oil to mix into the oil paints colors.

[@maldoori238]

Thank you again for your helpful advIce.

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful! Thanks for watching. :)

[@roopashet4369]

can send me the link for buying brushes

[@walcottfineart5088]

Most of these are available from either Blick or Jerry's Artarama. Rosemary brushes are here: www.rosemaryandco.com/index.php?route=common/home Thanks for watching!

[@claireonlinex]

it seems a lot in the artworld is unethical nonetheless excellent video

[@virginiarparker9503]

Thank you

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Jozie88]

Good video! Thank you ^_^

[@walcottfineart5088]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! :)

[@oldmalayawatercolor849]

Why r they called Filbert?

[@walcottfineart5088]

That's a good question! I had to look it up and it turns out it comes from the resemblance to the shape of a hazelnut which are also called "filbert" nuts :) Thanks for watching!

[@oldmalayawatercolor849]

@@walcottfineart5088 thank you sir!

[@sofiaceleste6299]

me encantan los pinceles 😀😀😀

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@veresannamaria4584]

Are the animals killed for the animal hair brushes?

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! Mongoose, yes, but that has recently been outlawed. For the hog bristle, I heard the hair can be harvested without killing the animal, but that doesn't mean they don't. To be honest I'm not sure.

[@veresannamaria4584]

Walcott Fine Art Thanks for answering so fast, than I go with the synthetic brushes

[@lynnnguyen2787]

Veres Annamária in India, people beat up mongooses to death to get their hair even its against the law ☹️

[@charlesscott27]

Cool choice of background music.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@sergiovarela427]

Need that mongoose

[@walcottfineart5088]

Rosemary & Co. now makes a synthetic mongoose that I've heard is good. Thanks for watching! :)

[@poojapandey613]

😇✌🏻

[@sunnyboy4553]

Good info, but music is too loud and distracting, not pleasant either.

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching!

[@Loungemermaid]

acrylics chew up natural hair so bad

[@walcottfineart5088]

Thanks for watching! I'm sure they do! A lot of painters do use the synthetic hair for acrylics....I am not an acrylic painter so I am not as familiar with the details of it.

[@dastapan8968]

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