Watercolour BRUSHES for Beginners - which watercolour brush?
Which watercolour brushes should you choose? What do they all do?
In this video I briefly go over my own brushes choices, what I use them for and the variations in them.
In watercolour painting, the brushes can make such a difference; and whilst there is no right or wrong, there certainly are brushes that a far more suited to different applications.
As always it comes down to personal choice and what you are trying to achieve. I hope after watching this video you will be better off when choosing a watercolour brush; either for a particular painting, or part of painting, but as well, when choosing your watercolour brushes you want in your box of tricks!
As usual a simple approach to choosing a watercolor brush can be all that is needed. And we basically have to think about brush size, shape and material.
Here I talk about round, mop and square brushes, what difference sizes and materials can be useful for. Plus a couple of other unusual brushes.
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--Brushes Mentioned--
- Escoda Ultimo - Faux Squirrel hair mop (size 18):
https://www.jacksonsart.com/escoda-ultimo-tendo-synthetic-series-1530-18
- Princeton Neptune - Faux Squirrel rounds (size 16 & 10)
https://www.jacksonsart.com/princeton-neptune-faux-squirrel-size-12-round-4750
- Jackson's Raven - synthetic mop (I have a size 0)
https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jacksons+raven
- Pro Arte Prolene, Synthetic rounds (size 10 & 8, the springier, stiffer brushes)
-Jackson's Studio Synthetic (the stiffer, springier brushes)
https://www.jacksonsart.com/search/?q=jacksons+studio+synthetic
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--Paintings--
Impala:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45593202
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45168782
Still Life:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45939671
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45940311
Musicians:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44705623
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44618891
Blackbird:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45728074
https://www.patreon.com/posts/45731263
Snow scene:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44840026
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44786093
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Previous Watercolour Bites Episodes:
1) Basic Terms - https://youtu.be/4icHxwdzQYQ
2) Colour vs Tone - https://youtu.be/qnVjTLxivQI
3) Tonal Values (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE6itosi2Hw
4) Tonal Values (Part 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A8s21LOpuA
5) Tonal Values (Part 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9h1qXH30Vs
6) Single Most Important thing in Watercolour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1spfpfhqCuY
7) Simple Watercolour Process - https://youtu.be/AbvleXlDoBw
8) Top 10 Tips - https://youtu.be/PZb-3jYxp84
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