![]() Other – Other soft hair brush types are pony, goat, mongoose and badger. Used frequently in calligraphy and Chinese brush painting. Goat Hair – Does not have a great spring but can form a good point. You will frequently see this hair type in flat shaped brushes. Ox Hair – This hair type is long, strong and springy. Camel hair is far too soft and wooly to use for painting. However, larger squirrel brushes work better than smaller ones because the mass of hair gives more support.Ĭamel – Brushes labeled as ‘camel hair’ are actually made with other hair types. It does not have as much ‘spring’ as sable brushes. Squirrel – Squirrel brushes are typically cheaper than sable brushes. For lesser quality brushes, sometimes kolinsky hair is blended with camel hair. Kolinsky sable from Siberia is the traditional hair used for sable watercolor brushes. Sable brushes are known to be quite expensive. They are made from the hairs of the tail of a sable marten. Different Hair Types of Brushes Natural Hair Brushes I would roughly define ‘larger’ as being sizes 8 and up. If you are a beginning painter I highly recommend starting out with larger sized brushes. Unfortunately brush sizes are not uniform across all brush brands. ![]() It is best to get a variety of sizes for your collection of brushes. You will see the size of brushes indicated on the brush handles. They are great for consistent strokes so are perfect for gessoing and applying glazes and varnish. Wash brushes look like house paint brushes.
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