![]() When I need a brush I want to know exactly where to find it, without searching all over my desk for it. I made a wooden brush rest on which I line them up. I use from 000 to number 9 – plus a couple big flat brushes for large washes. I eventually got new brushes, in other sizes as well. Here are some pieces I did in my senior year with that brush: He said that that one brush was all we would need to paint any picture, and for a couple years that’s all I used.Īs you can see, it did not last me a lifetime. Lester recommended getting a series 7, number 7. He claimed that while they were expensive – he was right – they would last a lifetime. He extolled them as the gold standard of watercolor brushes. In my junior year at RISD, a teacher introduced me to W&N’s series 7 brushes. Brushes to the left, stretched paper in the middle, and palette and water to the right. Here is the set up on my desktop when I paint. The materials I use now are the same ones I used as a student – Windsor Newton brushes and paints (watercolor and gouache) and Arches paper. Cheap paper, brushes and paints will do you no good. One of the most important lessons I learned while in art school was to use high quality supplies. ![]() ![]() Portfolio ← Previous Next → Post navigationĪ friend suggested I post about the materials that I use. ![]()
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