Cerridwyn1st Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Dick Blick is advertising a new WNS Kolinsky watercolor brush: Winsor & Newton Artists' Watercolor Brushes Description: Winsor & Newton have created a brush perfectly matched to their Artists’ Watercolor paints. This series of professional quality watercolor brushes features specially selected Kolinsky sable fitted into seamless ferrules. The innovative contoured, double-bodied handle with a satin matte finish provides a comfortable, secure grip. Excellent color carrying capacity, ability to point, and spring back into shape are noted features of the “new classic” watercolor brush series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dargrin Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Here is a uneducated question. What are water colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmcl Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Anyone tried them? I hate to say they're not expensive enough, but I have to wonder why they are cheaper than S7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwyn1st Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Actually, they are about the same price as WNS 7 sell for on the Dick Blick website. As for "What are watercolors?" They are a type of paint. Watercolors come in both tube and pan (solid) forms. They are water-soluble. The WNS7 was developed at the request of Her Magisty, Queen Victoria, who was an avid watercolorist. They are called the "Series 7" after her favorite size of brush - the #7. Many techniques used in advance model painting are watercolor techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 hmmm interesting prices don't look that bad. My first experience with WN7, didn't go over so well, so I might try these sometime RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintrix Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 The W&N site doesn't have any info about them yet, grr. My guess would be that they're slightly lower quality hairs than the Series 7 but higher quality than the Cirrus kolinskis. The small rounds of each are close in list price, but as brush size (and amount of hair) goes up, the Series 7 increases more, proportionately, than the new brush. Don't know if everyone will like the handle shape but it's a nice, if different, feel. Saw these in Dick Blick yesterday but I was so peeved to find out they've stopped stocking my favorite Isabey model (series 6229 retouchers) that I didn't take the time to try them out. I needed caffeine-based consolation as soon as possible. --Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pae Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 As opposed to alcohol-based consolation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilesuck Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 It looks like another try at a brush they did about ten years ago. We brought them in to the shop I worked at, but they never sold. Could have been the weird handle shape, could have been that they were almost as much as the 7's were. I will try one out next time I hit an art store (which should be soon, almost out of vellum ) Edit: After thinking for a few minutes, it was closer to 15 years ago Damn I feel old now, gonna go find the bottom of a bottle of Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilvish the Deliverer Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I needed caffeine-based consolation as soon as possible. --Jen As opposed to alcohol-based consolation? Irish Coffee!! The best of both worlds. Don't forget the whipped cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwyn1st Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 I needed caffeine-based consolation as soon as possible. --Jen As opposed to alcohol-based consolation? Irish Coffee!! The best of both worlds. Don't forget the whipped cream. Irish Coffee is the perfect food, because it contains all four food groups: Alcohol, caffine, sugar, and fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurityThruFire Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Out of curiosity I threw one on my last Dick Blick order, it will be arriving at my humble home on Friday. I will let everyone know what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniWargamer Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 What's the difference between the "rigger", "one-stroke", and "pointed round"? (I know what the last is but not the terminology for the former....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilesuck Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 What's the difference between the "rigger", "one-stroke", and "pointed round"? (I know what the last is but not the terminology for the former....) A rigger is usually a very long but thin brush used to do the rigging on ships in a painting, a one stroke I really don't know that one, and a pointed round is usually just your usual brush shape, just a fancier name for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintrix Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 What's the difference between the "rigger", "one-stroke", and "pointed round"? (I know what the last is but not the terminology for the former....) One-stroke is a flat (at least in the W&N lines). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurityThruFire Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Well, I'm sitting here painting with my new #1 WN watercolor brush and thinking to myself, "I have no idea how to review this brush". I really don't know a heck of a lot about brushes. I bought a bunch of WN series 7 and pretty much never went back. I use the Scepter Golds for the messy work and some basecoating and I use the Cirrus for metallics. That's pretty much what I use for brushes. As for the "technical" review of the brush, well, I can't give you one because I really don't know what I'm talking about. I'll give it my best shot. The handles are long, around an inch longer than the series 7 and they are "double barrelled", I actually find it quite comfortable in my hand. As for the performance, the best I could tell you is to reitterate what Jen thought, they really do feel like the middle ground between the series 7 and the series 110. It will become my new metallic brush because the series 110 is a little to soft and bendy (my technical terms) for what I use it for.Sorry I can't give everyone a better review, but this is what I got Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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