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I have a couple of WIPs incoming and new tutorials are taking forever in between diploma and new works, so I thought in the meanwhile I'd share with you part of my tools.

Meet my brushes. I paint my watercolor works with them. There are currently 12 of them, some of them are as old as my first paintings, some are brand new. They allow me to make fine details or cover huge parts of paper with water. Also they are all synthetic. I bought once three natural brushes but hated them and gave away to my mom.

Counting from the left side:
:bulletgreen: Round 4/0 - my finest brush, perfect for super tiny details.
:bulletgreen: Round 0 - another tiny brush, along with 4/0 they do all the makeup to my characters and portraits, jewelry, tiny hair etc.
:bulletgreen: Round 2 (long) - perfect for hair and bigger details. This one has long hair so you don't have to take new paint too often.
:bulletgreen: Round 2 (cheap) - a cheap school brush, I bought it to see if there's any difference. This one takes less water so it's better to manage lighter colors. It's a proof that you don't need fancy expensive brushes to paint nice things.
:bulletgreen: Round 3 - I use it for making hair and bigger details.
:bulletgreen: Round 3 (old) - PROBABLY 3, because the number wore off (this one is pretty old).
:bulletgreen: Round 6 - for covering small but not tiny areas, pointy tip is priceless for accurate work.
:bulletgreen: Round 8 - quite an old one, maybe it was among my first brushes - don't really remember. Like R6, good for various areas. Not good for details though because of no pointy tip.
:bulletgreen: Round 16 - perfect for covering HUGE areas, and thanks to pointy tip I don't have to juggle brushes during work, because I can cover also more precise parts. It's very important while working on wet paint.
:bulletgreen: Flat 6 - many various uses, from details to covering mediocre areas, flat brushes are okay because they also allow details to some part.
:bulletgreen: Flat 16 - this one was among my first brushes, I used it to cover big parts when I was too afraid to use lots of water. I recommend it for beginners.
:bulletgreen: Flat 20 - at first I thought it's my biggest mistake so far. This brush doesn't take water at all, instead it sucks it up from paper. So I don't use it too often as I use paper towels/ white toilet paper to remove excess of water, but sometimes it comes in handy.

Feel free to ask questions if you have any.
Image size
1000x1330px 357.04 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon IXUS 115 HS
Shutter Speed
1/403 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Aug 23, 2015, 9:16:09 PM
Sensor Size
2mm
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LualaDy's avatar
this is interesting.
Finding the good brush  is different for each artists
However some basic knweledge along with other artists' experience is very handy

I feel like doing a similar pic to share what I do and don't like in the brushes I use