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I'm curious if anyone uses a non-standard brush for painting.

I have historically always used a Loew Cornell size 0, which is essentially similar to the GW Standard Brush in size. However, on my last brush-buying trip, I grabbed a W&N Kolinsky Sable size 0 watercolor brush for the heck of it. The bristles are about double the length of the Loew Cornell brushes I typically use, but of the same diameter.

I wore out the last of my normal broshes last night (too few bristles in the ferrule from my non-cleaning self causing them to slowly break over time), and tookout the watercolor brush. I'm not sure I'm a fan. The lengthened bristles hold more paint, but the soft whippiness of the bristles made it hard to paint with precision. Probably why it's a watercolor brush ;).

 

Does anyone successfully paint with a long-bristled brush?

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