Hadier Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hey guys, I was hoping you guys could help me out i am looking at their site and i am seeing the W&N 7 and than the miniture brushes made by them and was wondering whats the differance? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmcl Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The miniature series has shorter bristles. Some like those best, I like the regular S7 best. For what you'll pay in shipping, buy one of each and see which one you like best. Size 0 seems to be popular with either one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintByNumbers Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Get a spare for drybrushing, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastl Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I prefer the regular to the miniature as I like the longer bristles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadier Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 I was actually thinking the miniture brushes might be best so ill probally judt order one of each and see what i like the best, and i have more than my fair share of brushes for drybrushing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vutpakdi Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Both will have a very good point. It's probably a matter of preference more than anything else. I do like having a longer bristle length to keep the paint further away from the ferrule, but that's more for piece of mind than anything else. That said, I've recently become more fond of Da Vinci Maestro (#10) and Escoda Tajmir brushes. If you are ordering online, you might see if you can squeeze in one or both of those to see which you prefer more. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madog Barfog Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Get a spare for drybrushing, too. No. No way. There are cheaper brushes much better suited to drybrushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastl Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Get a spare for drybrushing, too. <quip>Get a spare for drybrushing, too.</quip> Fixed that for ya. (In case you missed it, there was a long thread about using 'good brushes' for drybrushing. PBN was being cheeky.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skya Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Both will have a very good point. It's probably a matter of preference more than anything else. I do like having a longer bristle length to keep the paint further away from the ferrule, but that's more for piece of mind than anything else. That said, I've recently become more fond of Da Vinci Maestro (#10) and Escoda Tajmir brushes. If you are ordering online, you might see if you can squeeze in one or both of those to see which you prefer more. Ron You know, the DaVinci's just dont do it for me. I've tried them, but they tend to get all spiky and splayed so much fast then the WNS7s that I actually get more brush time for the money from the Series 7s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Lurker Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I used to use the S7's, Anne turned me on to the Maestros, and then on a whim I tried out the Raphels. I've never looked back. Probably just my opinion, but it seems like they have a tighter point and they seem to hold it better. I'm actually surprised no one else has mentioned them. I still have my WNs and Maestros, but they are mostly there to intimidate the Raphaels into maintaining their superior performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcsoul Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Do you use the Raphael 8404s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintminion Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I also had trouble faster with the Da Vinci's Maestros. Seemed okay for a bit and then went south too fast for me. I still prefer the WN7's regular, not miniature ( although I've given up trying to explain to family that I don't want a miniatures brush to paint my miniatures...they don't get it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Lurker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Do you use the Raphael 8404s? Yep. My fav is the 3/0, I use it for almost everything. I've also got a 6/0 that I use for eyes and other itsy bitsy details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadier Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Ok guys i have been trying to find the brushes locally and thats not happening. But i am sitting here working on my Saint Celestine (gw ) and i thought of it is either of the brushes like the reaper ones in terms of bristle length? becasue I am liking them lol sure better than the gw ones i used to use at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisler Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Sometimes these types of brushes can be very hard to find locally. Try Dick Blick's online, they carry both W&N and Da Vinci for sure and they probably carry Raphael as well. Their prices are usually very good and they have an excellent return policy if you get a bad brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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