My Favorite Brush
With every brush on sale at Wet Paint during the "Make Your Mark" sale, which one do you choose? The Wet Paint staff weigh in with their faves...
Beth Bergman: “The Signet by Robert Simmons (now brought to us by Daler-Rowney) is the workhorse bristle brush. Moderately priced, it holds up for the tough oil painter. The series includes all the shapes for the easel painter: Flats, Brights, Rounds & Filberts. The Signet Series also offers Egberts & Fans. They also make odd numbered sizes up to #11.”
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Verra Blough: “Like the beautiful Monarch butterfly, my favorite brush is the Monarch from Winsor & Newton. It handles with ease-- I use it for acrylic glazing & blending. It seems to do what I want it to do. The brush itself is a pretty brush-- a long wood grain handle with a synthetic mongoose hair.”
Liz Carlson: “I’m torn between two Escoda lines: the Escoda Tame, a short handle for watercolor or acrylic; & the Escoda Tadami, a long handle for acrylic. The Tames have worked wonderfully for details. They hold their shape & a lot of pigment or color. The Tadami series is wonderful for acrylic because the bristles are firmly packed to push color, yet are soft for glazing. Plus, both of these series clean up very easily with just soap & water, which makes taking care of them easy & quick, so they should last a long time.”
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ESCODA TAME
ESCODA TADAMI
Paul Damon: “My favorite brush is the Silver Grand Prix Round #10-- it has grown into my favorite brush because over time it has flattened out on one side & the fibers have splayed-- it makes it easy to apply paint with dry brush techniques.”
Kristina Fjellman: “For oil & acrylics: the Silver Bristlon. For watercolor: the Escoda Tajmyr Kolinsky. The Bristlon because it is a snappy, stiff bristle brush that can move heavy bodied paints & it keeps it shape when I work with it harshly. The Tajmyr is a nice Kolinsky sable, but not quite as expensive as the other fancy Kolinsky brushes. I think it has a nice stroke, holds its shape well & is a good workhorse brush for me.”
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SILVER BRISTLON
ESCODA TAJMYR KOLINSKY
Gregory Graham: “My favorite brush is the Princeton 6300 long handle synthetic. I like it because it’s the best. It holds paint, lays it down the way you like & has the best shape retention of any acrylic brush I’ve ever used. It is always my first recommendation for acrylic painting.”
Tim Jennen: “If you dig through interviews with prominent cartoonists for mention of their brush of choice, you’ll find a lot of them generally using & recommending a certain Kolinsky brush of note. I like the other one, the brush a handful of the elect have discovered & enjoy for ink work-- the Raphael 8404, a sable brush with a friendly head that allows terrific control & holds & lays ink beautifully. An excellent, but under-appreciated high-quality brush. (And I second Liz’ recommendation of the Escoda Tame as a synthetic alternative.)”
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RAPHAEL 8404
ESCODA TAME
Donnie Jones: “My favorite ‘brush’ is the entire line of Colour Shapers. I like them because they are very unique & have tons of uses. They are perfect for moving paints around on a surface. They are great for acrylics with texture mediums or clay. The big flat ones have the ability to move big areas of paint or gesso.”
Kate Katzer: “My favorite brush is the Winsor & Newton Series 7 Miniature. Great
point & load-- Lovely!”
Virginia McBride: “My favorite brush is the Jack Richeson 8000 Series. This brush is a solid, affordable everyday brush that snaps back to attention reliably. I use it with water-soluble graphite & watercolor pencils.”
Anna Miller: “My favorite brush is the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen. I do mostly pen drawings with a small brush, so this pen is great for me. It’s fully portable. I don’t need to carry an inkwell & brush around with me. All I need is my pen & a pad of paper. The brush pen is very durable. I’ve been using it for a year almost daily & it’s still in perfect condition. It’s also the perfect size. It allows control as well as broad, expressive strokes. It’s the perfect drawing/painting tool for someone like me who doesn’t like a lot of clutter to worry about.”
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Aaron Reiners: “My favorite brush is the Silverwhite by Silver Brush. Its silver-grey handle isn’t distracting like red, green or blue handles. Great for acrylic & watercolor alike. Also, I prefer white synthetic--I can tell when it’s clean more easily than with golden synthetics. The filament is a good medium stiffness. Not too stiff or too soft.”
Justin Terlecki: “My favorite brush is the Isabey Series 6116 Kolinsky Sable Oil round. I like this series because the brushes contain the finest natural Kolinsky hair, thus giving them durability & excellent shape retention. I love the Round #8 especially for executing fineline details when using oil paints.”
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SALE PRICES ON THIS PAGE VALID MARCH 1ST THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2008
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Winsor &
Newton
Series 7
Size 12 Watercolor, ahem, Watercolour Brush
What’s goin’ on?! Immediately on the footsteps of the holiday hit Series 7 set, Winsor & Newton releases this lovely wood box containing the largest Series 7 watercolor brush ever-- a size 12! Made of the finest hand selected Kolinsky sable, this brush features an extra-fine point & superb spring, exceptional color carrying capacity & durability. Hand dressed & hand tied, each oak box contains a tag signed by the brush maker. You won’t believe the price that we’re offering on this brush! While supplies last! SKU: 5007012
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PAINTS ON SALE!
The following paint lines will be specially priced during the Make Your Mark Sale (open stock only).
R&F Pigment Sticks
R&F Pigment Sticks are the juiciest paint in stick-form. Made by a painter in upstate New York, it is the closest of the stick-colors to tube color in consistency & open time. Richly pigmented, with a lipstick soft consistency that gives them the same fluidity, subtlety, & durability of traditional oil colors.
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Gamblin Professional Oil
This is a well-priced professional-grade oil paint from Robert Gamblin in Oregon. Stiffer than all but Old Holland in consistency, its palette highlights the differences, features & benefits of mineral pigments & organic pigments in oil paint. This oil paint by one of the great paint makers has its own "A list" of contemporary painters who use it.
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INDIVIDUAL TUBES
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Stephen Quiller Acrylic
Each color in the Stephen Quiller Acrylic line by Jack Richeson & Co. has been formulated to achieve the maximum lightfastness, pigment concentration & color strength consistent with good handling properties & stability. Quiller Acrylics contain no fillers or extenders & have a smooth buttery texture that retains brush & knife marks, yet is not stiff or difficult to manipulate.
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Holbein Irodori Antique Watercolor
Manufactured using modern techniques & standards, Holbein's Iridori Antique watercolor is a range of 48 unique & very unusual high chroma watercolors, intended to reproduce the delicate hues of ancient oriental art. Holbein uses pure pigments in gum arabic that offer clean, crisp, reliable results-- without darkening or
muddiness. Irodori was once called 'antique gouache', but unlike designer opaque gouache, Irodori pigments are chosen for their
ability to mix freely without loss of brilliance & hue value & are surprisingly transparent.
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The Biggest ‘Big Bargain’ of All Time!
EASEL & FURNITURE ROUNDUP!
TWO DAYS ONLY!
SAT, APRIL 12 & SUN, APRIL 13! INSTORE ONLY!
Save Saturday April 12th & Sunday April 13th on your calendar. We will be hosting the largest easel & studio
furniture sale in the history of Wet Paint! You will have the unprecedented opportunity to name your price on selected easels, tables & taborets … no reasonable offer will be refused! List prices will be clearly marked on each piece; you tell us what the sale price is! Sale items are limited to quantity & inventory on hand. All sales of this furniture will be final & on a first come, first served basis so plan on arriving early!
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Elements Canvas Packs
Elements “Home Décor” Canvas packs by Art Alternatives have been designed with the project enthusiast in mind, but can also delight any thrifty painter looking for interesting canvas shapes & sizes. Multiples of 2, 3 or 4 canvases in a pack can be worked together in a coordinated piece, or used separately. Available in 4”x4”, 8”x8”, 4”x12”, 10”x10”, 12”x12” & 16”x16” sizes, these economy canvas packs are a great value no matter how you use them! SKUs: AA49005 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 30 / 45
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4x4"
8x8"
4x12”
10x10”
12x12”
16x16”
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