Brushes for Painting Masterpieces - Art Supplies for Portrait Artists

Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round - The "Maestro" designation (for the Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round) is reserved for brushes manufactured using male winter Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable fur. These are top-of-the-line, highest quality brushes. The extra sharp needle-like point and longer tapered hair length result in faster action at the tip and the tightest snap at the point. Expect superior spring and control, plus unsurpassed water-carrying performance. All brushes have plated brass, seamless ferrules.

Blick Portrait Oil Brushes - Enter the world of portrait painting with these exclusive brush sets by Blick. Complete Portrait Oil Set — Our 50 brush set is a hand picked assortment featuring a mix of sturdy bristle brushes for large areas and the finest Kolinsky Sable brushes to create the complex subtleties of the human face. Accessory Brush Set — Our Accessory Brush Set was developed to round out our Complete Portrait Oil Set, by offering 18 of our finest quality Kolinsky Sable brushes. Mega Portrait Oil Set — We have combined both sets to create a 68 brush Mega Portrait Oil Painting Set, an oil painter's dream at an exceptional value! We have combined both sets to create a 68 brush Mega Portrait Oil Painting Set, an oil painter's dream at an exceptional value!

Dynasty Eye of the Tiger Brushes - These handcrafted Dynasty synthetic brushes have black acrylic handles and seamless gold-colored ferrules. They provide long-lasting performance at a value price. This canister contains 150 brushes, including 25 each of sizes 5/0, 3/0, 0, 2, 4, and 6.

Escoda Light Ox Hair Long Lettering Brushes - Escoda takes great care in curing their brush hair so that what results is a tool offering remarkable spring and resilience. Their Light Ox hair is an excellent choice for medium-size stroke work, edging and striping. The short, lacquered natural wood handle, long lettering brushes, offers superb control. It's attached to the nickel-plated brass ferrule via Escoda's exclusive triple crimping process.

Color & Co. Grippy Brushes Classroom Pack - This is a great assortment of brushes featuring a soft and comfortable grip and plastic handles. The pack includes 144 brushes in all: 72 Pony brushes (sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16) 36 Hog bristle brushes (sizes 8, 10, and 12) 36 Synthetic brushes (sizes 2, 8, and 12).

Isabey Cat's Tongue Pointed Oval Wash - Its unusual shape lends itself to the name "Cat's Tongue." This brush is really three brushes in one. Paint with the point for fine lines, with the side for medium strokes, and with the flat side of the brush for washes and large areas. The Isebay Cat's Tongue Oval Wash has super soft, pure squirrel hair set in a seamless, nickel-plated ferrule on a short, lacquered handle.

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Brushes - A range of synthetic brushes made by blending fibers of different thicknesses to achieve the most important qualities sought after by the watercolorist — strength, spring, and color holding capacity. The Windsor & Newton Cotman round and one-stroke brushes have nickel-plated ferrules and short blue lacquered handles. The aquarelle brush has nickel-plated ferrules, solid acrylic handles, and angled flat ends.

Princeton Long Handle Umbria Flat - Princeton’s new series of synthetic hair brushes (Long Handle Umbria Flat) features an extra degree of stiffness to move and control color. Unlike natural bristles, which become soft and distorted when used in a water based medium, the bristles on these brushes retain their shape and stiffness. Each brush features two shades of hair, seamless gold colored ferrules, and a Velvetouch handle for excellent grip and control. They can be used with heavier acrylic paints as well as oil and water based oil colors.

Old Holland Kolinsky Sable Bright - Old Holland has been synonymous with quality oil colors for more than 300 years. They took their time developing a line of brushes worthy of their oils and really got it right! Using a special blend of the finest quality Russian Kolinsky sable, the head (shape) of each brush is handcrafted by experienced, world-class brushmakers to the exact requirements of master artists. Each brush is put through extensive trials over many months. Heads are then firmly attached to seamless polished nickel-plated ferrules. Silver-tipped, finely balanced matte black hardwood handles augment the distinguished look and feel of these magnificent tools. Experience the firm feel of very full Kolinsky hair brushes, the superb shaping of the heads, which come to an excellent edge and/or point, and the luxurious softness of only the finest hair.

 PAINTING TECHNIQUES  -  ART TIP OF THE DAY

You may not be a Raphael, Rembrandt or Ruben, however, *Oil painting is straightforward, far simpler than etching or even watercolor painting. If you can see something, you can paint it in oils. To create something memorable, however, you need to:

1. Formulate what you hope to achieve, and devise a workable route to that objective.

2. Research the market if you wish to sell the work.

3. Approach the painting process in logical steps, which usually entail:

a. drawings to investigate compositional possibilities.

b. blocked-out charcoal/pencil/oil sketches to arrange tonal values.

c. oil sketches to experiment with various color schemes and harmonies.

d. preparing canvas and paint for the anticipated tasks.

e. applying paint to canvas, either incorporating the results of b and c in direct painting, or by tackling them in distinct phases.

f. varnishing, framing and hanging the work.

.* - Reference site:  http://www.oil-painting-techniques.com

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