Hello: this is my first post to any modeling forum. I’ve been building and dry brushing models for years, but have never been satisfied with my dry brushing skills.
I know it takes practise to do a good job dry brushing, but maybe I can blame my equipment too!
What type of brush is best for dry brushing? Long\Short bristle? Hair\Nylon bristles? Old\New brushes? Soft\Stiff bristles?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
I got a few sets of brushes designed for dry-brushing now, prior to that I used to cut the bristles short on old brushes and use those.
i personally like a soft, rounded brush a just a touch of paint. then, i take an old T-shirt or paper towel and get all the excess paint off the brush and then lightly dust the subject until i’m satisfied. i have used other types of brushes with no problems as well. later.
I use soft, flat-ended good-quality brushes from an art supply store (Michael’s) and have generally had pretty good results. I am just starting out again, so I don’t have any “old” brushes yet, so I just my normal paint brushes (usually the slightly wider ones). I usually choose the specific width of the brush according to what I am drybrushing. Most of the errors and mistakes are the result of operator error, rather than equipment failure.[;)]
I gave the el-cheapo Testor’s brushes a try for drybrushing after cutting down the bristles a little, but they did not work very well at all (the brush is a little too stiff, doesn’t hold the small amount of paint needed for drybrushing very well–resulting in a blotchy drybrush job, and the the bristles seem to be too thick).
I use the cheap Testors brushes. I’ve cut them down to different lenghts and angles. For me, they get the job done. Just keep trying, you’ll get there. Also, welcome to the forums.[#welcome][tup]
I agree with mm23t, the cheapo Testors nylon (?) brushes work great. They’re soft bristles, but stiff enough to get a good “bounce” (okay…what would you call it?) and can be used and abused without remorse. I’ve got one that has mushroomed from years of scrubbing on flat surfaces, and it lets me drybrush even around hard-to-reach corners and undercut surfaces.
Greg
A nice small, soft brush.
I use an old flat brush thats supposed to be used for calligraphy. works great.