A little side project....

I'd go with DoZer on this one. The blue GW brushes were reasonable - but I've gone through five fine detail brushes of the new type already (and I look after them). I'm currently using my older blue brushes - but they are beginning to wear thin. I might check out these reaper brushes.

Laney

Umm sorry I think there's been some confusion, that was the brush I used to paint most of my cruddily painted orcs & goblins BEFORE I was taken pity on and got a cheap new brush for Christmas, no "master kiwi" the models look almost as bad as the brush.
No way am I ever sharing pictures of my green stuffing tools with you they're kinda rusty.

02Laney No only the undead at the moment, I'm hoping to get some of those stormtrooper models though.

Three cheers for us having a bake sale to raise money to get master kiwi some new brushes! I have some brushes that look like that. They were my dad's modeling brushes from the 60's.

To Order

Winsor Newton Series 7 Miniatures Brushes
The best.

I don't use the series 7 ones yet but I plan on getting them when i have some money again. I use the Winsor Newton Arcylic brushes that where avaliable at Crafts 2000. Not as good but they work ok till i can get the new ones.

The problem that im having with the arcylic brushes is they are synthetic and have a tendancy to curve at the tip for some reason (no i don' tleave my brushes in water and i store them flat. I don't understand but oh well.

DUDE... the FACT you painted with that brush makes you "The Official Poster-Boy for Brush Care Month!"

Enjoy the INFAMY... Master Kiwi.


PS: I think I'm going to Photoshop your Avatar!!!

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The problem that im having with the arcylic brushes is they are synthetic and have a tendancy to curve at the tip for some reason (no i don' tleave my brushes in water and i store them flat. I don't understand but oh well.

That's a problem almost all synthetic brushes have in common. No idea why but it's the main reason I stick with natural hair brushes.

I'm going to get a new brush! Nothing special just one from the local craft store. I already have a size1 brush, any recommendations as to what type I should get?

Mordheimer I'm curious now.....

Thread Necromancy! POOF!

Was just curious what Kiwi's sig was about, hehe.

Anyway, if anyone is looking for good brushes, I suggest Da Vinci. I'm like Skraag when it comes to painting. I use a larger brush for just about anything, because it holds more paint than the smaller ones. Then I use a detail brush for eyes and stuff.

As he said earlier in this thread: as long as the tip is good, you need a tiny brush to pull off accurate painting. Just get a good brush!

And, and on synthetics: my tips keep curving, too! Da Vinci is organic stuff. Even though the local store recommended synthetic for acrylics, I find the organic brushes to be much better.

Kiwi deleted his SIG!!! Booooohhhhh!!!!

hehehe check out THIS... ghehehehe... http://www.deathsquadsgame.com/t994-caring-for-brushes-master-kiwi

We were giving Kiwi a hard time. He was saying how hard was for him to sculpt and paint (like we all do) when suddenly he posted his 1st attempt to sculpt a hat... a MASTER PIECE! The he made the 'mistake' of posting a picture of his brushes... heheheh... after we gave him a hard time, and he changed his brush only to show how AWESOME painter he is. Hehehehe... all in good fun.

Mordheimer wrote:

Kiwi deleted his SIG!!! Booooohhhhh!!!!

I did?

I really find painting a lot easier with a detail brush not that I've been doing a whole lot lately. Though I might start a new squad, I managed to pick up the last chancers for the price of a box of cadian shock troops!

i can verify that purchase....and they are some cool minis

Nahh, Mord, he didn'te delete his sig. It just wasn't there yet in the old thread I was referring to!

Yeah... my bad!

Kiwi is cool... he has more painting talent in his pinky that I will get in a life-time. Now that he 'discovered' that it is easier to paint with GOOD brushes, 'Eavy Metal should start making some space for him in 5 years!