Hey guys,

There is so much choice when it comes to choosing a paintbrush for oil painting. I wanted to put together a comprehensive guide to help you know exactly what brush hair and shape is good for what for what purpose!

This guide Includes:

1) What paintbrush hairs to use: 00:12

For the underpainting stage 00:12
For the modelling stage 01:13
For the detail stage 01:36
Bonus hair types and their uses 02:12

Which type to buy/summary 03:00

2) the environmental impact of a natural vs. synthetic hair 04:36

3) What paintbrush shape to buy 06:05

Rounds 06:10
Riggers/Scripts/Liners 06:28
Stipplers 06:58
Flats 07:12
Brights 07:31
Filberts 07:43
Mops 08:09
Egberts 08:23
Fans 08:38
Angles 08:58


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