"Recommendations for mail order paint brushes" Topic

The one thing I've never mail ordered has been paint brushes I've always bought them 'in the flesh'. But my brush collection was getting worn before the COVID19 restrictions and sooner rather than latter my fine brushes in particular are going to need replacing. Any recommendations for reliable online suppliers who package their brushes decently enough they don't arrive trashed? Economical pricing would also be good. Thanks.

Rosemary & Co

rosemaryandco.com

Website says they are still open

Yes, my wife uses Rosemary and is happy

I also recommend Rosemary & Co – particularly the 401 sable/synthetic brushes.

Tony

Warbases do an excellent line of brushes and are prompt at delivery too!

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Tell them I sent you.

Warbases are closed for the duration

Warbases are closed for the duration

Hadn't heard that.

Various people stock the Army Painter brushes which are good for the price.
Looks like Firestorm Games are still shipping.

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I am a big fan of Windsor Newton Series 7 Sable. Not the cheapest but the best I've tried. The link is to Blick but others carry them.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Glad I got my last Warbases order off when I did – that it was going to really going to help tide them over the coming weeks/months!

I use W&N and Rosemary & Co. The latter sent me an email a few days ago to say they are still open for business, I still think their brushes are very good value for money.

I'm with McKinstry.

W&N Series 7's are my weapon of choice and Dick Blick is the place to get them as inexpensively as possible.

My experience is they outlast any other brush I've used, making the initial purchase price worth it.

Was a fan of Army Painter brushes, still am to some respects – their Kolinsky brush is good for big areas (I paint true 15mm, and I have a cream-crackered Regiment brush for washing.

Ditched the psycho and insane detail brushes and now use Artis Opus brushes, which are noticeably better. Can't recommend them enough. Hold their points well, hold a good paint load .

Grabbed a couple of 401's from Rosemary's. Working out very well (so far) and competitively priced. Thanks for the recommendations.

I bought a few Army Painter brushes at a show a couple of years ago; they presented well on the stand. I liked the simple labelling of the brushes by function rather than traditional letter codes. I also prefer triangular handles if I can get them. They felt good in the hand.

Unfortunately I didnt get on with them in actual use. I found that they were really a pretty cheap quality brush and didnt hold their points at all well. That's just imho, but it's exactly how I found them.

As a rule of thumb, I never buy brushes from a "hobby" store, always an Artist's materials outlet. The only exception to this for me is Vallejo brushes. They do some fanastic brushes.

For very affordable brushes I've had a set of Winsor & Newton Sceptre brushes for literally donkeys years. Maybe 30 years! Still perfect, still used all the time. I think these are now marketed as the Sceptre Gold II. I'm not sure if they are all-synthetic or a mix of cheaper "sable" hair and synthetic, but they have served me well.

I've also become a fan of the Winsor & Newton series 7. These are fantastic brushes. Pure sable, highest quality bar none. They are a premium brush, but happily if you are buying 000 or 00 they are very afforable. Once you have used them, you wont want anything else for detail work. I have a couple of those, and they are still good as new after 10 or 15 years.

Buy quality and look after them, they will last a lifetime. Never leave a brush standing upright soaking in a jar of cleaner. Always clean thoroughly when you change colours, especially at the ferrule; and at the end of the session rub a little bit of fairy liquid into the clean bristles and store on its end, handle down in a suitable height jar.

I'm using some cheap brushes from The Works. Found expensive brushes deteriorate quickly, no matter how carefully you treat them. The Works' cheapos are serving me well and have kept their points longer than any other brush I've bought in the past twenty years.

I like stuff from The Works. I havent tried their brushes, but I like their modelling knives, and their Acrylic modelling paint is really very good indeed for the money, and lots of colours in the palette. Great for block painting or dry brushing highlights.

Pretty much citadel quality for half the price.