Artists & Illustrators

Paint BRUSHES

Why is natural hair so prized? Are there situations where synthetic brushes are as good or better?

I realise that, for most artists, it can be a difficult decision knowing which brushes to choose. It is important to know your options and that there are huge differences in the strokes you can achieve with synthetic brushes compared with natural hair ones.

Natural hair brushes cost more money to make, hence the cost to the artist is higher. However, in this day and age, the synthetic alternatives are usually pretty brilliant and, in some cases, exceed the

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