Brushes finer than GW fine detail?

[sebigboss79]

except the ones Leon is kindly offering I suggest em4 or Revell (the luxury ones).

[General Bt Sherman]

I've used my Windsor Newton #3 brush to paint a couple thousand 10 and 15mm figures. It will be a sad day when it dies. Or maybe the brush will outlast me.
Bryan

[Nav]

just a pick of advise ryman, if you do choose army painter take very good care of them as they are some what high maintenance

[marie]

I use these- Royal Langnickel-Gold Taklon set - on amazon ref no. RSET-9139 (LRK-7309) 20 ZERO 10 ZERO 5ZERO 3ZERO DETAIL and script detail.
work well with GW paints and dry paints.....Gw paint brushes are good, but I find they fail quite quickly...or am I painting too much???

[Shedman]

I use these ones from The Works at £3.99 for 6

http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/paint-brushes/farrel-gold-6-piece-professional-ultra-fine-control-brushes/5052089014800

I chuck the 2 middle brushes as I haven't found a use for them

You do have to check through the packs to find the best ones as "quality control" appears to be an alien concept

I've painted 30 Pendraken Mongols and 8 15mm figures using only a single brush from the pack before the point goes

Alan

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Size 00, Student level for acrylic brushes, bought from my local art shop (Room Number 9 in Leighton Buzzard). They cost a bit, but they keep their shape and bristles. They work brilliantly, keep their shape and last forever; as long as you don't forget which cannon you've just superglued! :')
Coming from Revell triangle brushes where a 00 would last me one project (100 figures) these will do 1000 or so.

[Womble67]

Hi all I recently swapped from cheaper brushes to Winsor and Newton Series 7 and would most certainly recommend them to anyone

take care

andy

[Hertsblue]

I use GW brushes also (they're are the only ones that seem compatible with GW paint).

for finer detail I use an older brush and trim it down cutting most of the bristles off.

Yes, it is possible to "sharpen" GW brushes with a scalpel. You have to be pretty careful, though.

[rim66]

Again, a recent swap to Windsor and Newton Series 7 - delighted, the best brushes I have ever used by far and I've painted thumbs on 6mm with them with no problem!! I got mine from http://www.artsupplies.co.uk/brushes-w&n-series-7-miniature-sable-watercolour-brush.htm - quick and reliable service at the best prices I could find.

Richard
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[Subedai]

I use these from the Works at £1.99 a throw. Never had such good brushes for paint flow. Okay, they might not last as long as sable brushes but they last a time using acrylics which are more forgiving that oil based paints.

http://www.theworks.co.uk/images/5052089006089_Z.jpg

and these are the mutts for drybrushing at £2.99 a set.

http://www.theworks.co.uk/p/paint-brushes/flat-brush-set/5052089004047

[GordonY]

Those are great brushes Sub, I've been using the last 3 sets for over a year and theyre pretty much finished now and have been waiting for the local Works to get them back in, but have caved in and ordered another 5 sets online plus a boxfile so I get the free postage (spend a tenner).

Oh try this link to get a 20% discount http://theworks.refr.cc/QKGWP52

[skywalker]

I use Army Painter Insane Detail for all the small stuff