"Which brushes with speed/contrast paints?" Topic

I have been experimenting with speed/contrast paints and they are very interesting and have started to incorporate then in regular painting.

My standard brushes seem to work fine with them, but they do behave very differently from standard acrylics.

Does anyone have a suggestions for the kinds of brushes to use? I have wondered if watercolor brushes would work better as they feel a lot like watercolors.

Use not to expensive, synthetic brushes. Because the paint is so fluid, it will rise into the brim and ruin the brush.

Hobby Lobby masters touch brushes are what I use. They are a great price on sale so if they get mangled, they don't hurt the wallet as much to toss out. But as said above the fluidity of the contrast style paints can soak up from the point of the brush and ruin a really good one.

AGree with Decebalus. Do not use nice brushes…

As said – contrast paint is not kind to brushes

I use high quality watercolor brushes for general painting. They last for years, and when it is time to retire them, they are great for washes or contrast paint

John

I have a hobby lobby nearby. I will check it out. I wonder if ink brushes could be a good option too? Anyone tried that?

I use Dick Blick Masterstroke synthetic brushes and they work just fine. As everyone says, Contrast/speed paint is hard on brushes because it runs up into the ferule, but I've found that by giving them a good dunk in acrylic paint removing solution after each use (which is not generally a good idea) helps keep the ferule clean. My go to brush for painting a large model (like a space marine) with a contrast base color is a Blick Masterstroke Kolinsky Synthetic #6, and I've been using the same brush for some months now, and it's still in fine shape.

Thanks for the advice. I had not thought of the brush issue, and you've all saved my good artist's brushes.