1: Cheapo noname brush bought in a local art store. I use this exlusively for oil paints and weathering work. Note curly tip indicative of nylon bristles.
2,3,4) Citadel size 000, 000, and fine detail brushes respectively. Note that the really rather venerable 000 brushes are still in pretty good nick. This is due to them being made of sable and also due to me not using em much.
5) Winsor and Newton size 00. Used often (e.g. I painted most all of Painless Joe and that Ork with this.)
6) Winsor and Newton size 1. Used somewhat too much somewhat too roughly. The tippy bristles have come off (er, or been pulled out. Mighta done that in some over-enthusiastic cleaning...), so the tip doesnt quite come to a point any more. No matter - new ones are in the post!
7,8) Rosemary & Co. Kolinsky sable size 1 and 2. Note the longer bristle length. I dont like this length much, so they havent seen much use.
9,10) Rosemary and Co. Nylon bristles. The smaller brush is 100% unused, hence the perfect condition. The larger one is used often and vigorously. This is the brush I use for mixing, transferring, and generally monkey-working paint. Note the hook-tip, again, this is due to being nylon. But, given the amount of use it's seen, it's nae bad.
11,12) GW small drybrush. Nylon. Crap. Used for cleaning old pots and mixing up paint in my airbrush cup.
13) The remains of a Citadel standard brush. Used for cleaning dried up paint out of the lids of citadel paint pots.
14) Citadel stippling brush. I have no idea why i bought this...
So, I hope that this info may be useful to folks thinking about buying brushes
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