Brushes

ManicMan said:
I wonder if Human hair is any good for brushes... I got tons of that stuff. ^_^
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My wife, being Asian, has the good hair. I've genuinely thought about that when pulling it out of the vacuum cleaner. That or making rope. There's a Buddhist temple in Japan, I think, where the ceremonial rope is made from the stuff. There's also a gardening company using barbershop clippings to make plant matts. Apparently plants like our hair. (The darker the better.) And hey, there's cosmetics companies that use human blood products to make foundation. (Which is apparently what your typical plasma sale goes to these days.) So you could, in theory, make both brushes and paint from our leftovers. Legally.
 
The Serene Badger said:
I like the shape and length of my stubby detail brush for most things, but occasionally I just need my longer bristle brushes to reach in between bits of model. Which is when my hand really starts to shake.

I've also discovered that 2 pots of coffee = bad for the shake. 2 large glasses of wine = good for quelling the shaking. More than 2 glasses of wine = probably best to stop painting.
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If you prefer a shorter-bristled brush, Rosemary & Co’s series 323 spotter brushes are similar to Winsor & Newton’s Series 7 Miniature brushes.
 
symphonicpoet said:
My wife, being Asian, has the good hair. I've genuinely thought about that when pulling it out of the vacuum cleaner. That or making rope. There's a Buddhist temple in Japan, I think, where the ceremonial rope is made from the stuff. There's also a gardening company using barbershop clippings to make plant matts. Apparently plants like our hair. (The darker the better.) And hey, there's cosmetics companies that use human blood products to make foundation. (Which is apparently what your typical plasma sale goes to these days.) So you could, in theory, make both brushes and paint from our leftovers. Legally.
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Shin Buddist. It would be Higashi Hongan-ji temple. But human parts were pretty common in Shinto too. If you are interesting, look up Hitobashira. Shinto is very good for mythical elements, specially in horror related stuff.. Though you can't get any bloody miniatures ¬_¬ Still looking for a couple of Shinto shrine maidens (Miko)... but people only care about ninja's and samurai (all types of them, both the warriors and the rich).. the odd peasant too.

I'm very tempted on seeing what happens with human hair though every time I brush my hair, I get tons of it out... fact of life with long hair. Asian hair is much better for it. (not trying to be offensive but it's simple biological differences.. hey.. you are an English man, living the US, with an Asian wife? erm.. how many more 'ethnic' types or whatever do you want to throw in? Got a German Shepard? ^_^)
 
Winsor and Newton has arrived.

They both seem as nice as each other, with the exception of the R&C rogue hair that needed removing.
Both a size 0.

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Virtually the same size, I did mess about with brushing and seeing which maintains their point the best.
Neither, but what was interesting is that with every experiment, the R&C one seemed to split into 2 bits whereas the W&N just spread out.


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One minor difference I can see is that the W&N has a slightly bigger belly/body, it is more bulbous rather than tapered?

Not sure if the top image really shows that, but like this:

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If you want a Rosemary & Co brush with a belly bigger than their Series 33 and more like a Winsor & Newton Series 7, then have a look at Rosemary & Co’s Series 8 brushes. Brush choices are obviously really personal, but in my experience the price difference between Rosemary & Co and Winsor & Newton brushes isn’t reflected in their relative quality.
 
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Ketil Trout said:
but in my experience the price difference between Rosemary & Co and Winsor & Newton brushes isn’t reflected in their relative quality.
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I am new to Rosemary & Co but my initial thought is to agree.
I think the Winsor & Newton Series 7 are marginally better based on my first Rosemary & Co series 33 which arrived this week, but I do not think that slight edge warrants them being £21.00 rather than £7.00.

Ketil Trout said:
Brush choices are obviously really personal,
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ManicMan said:
Asian hair is much better for it. (not trying to be offensive but it's simple biological differences.. hey.. you are an English man, living the US, with an Asian wife? erm.. how many more 'ethnic' types or whatever do you want to throw in? Got a German Shepard? ^_^)
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It's certainly sturdier. As for me, no, not particularly English at all. Maybe a little on my doubly maternal great grandfather's side, but mostly German, some Slovak, and a bit of Alsatian French, possibly by way of Quebec, though I'm not certain of that. So just your average American mess. And hey, my wife naturalized, so she's American by choice now, if Vietnamese by birth. We've both picked up more than a little of the other's culture. (She more than I, but even I have learned some through regular exposure and hard work.)
 
Do you repoint after washing? None of mine end up like that. I've certainly had a few brushes that have a tendency to split, for those I normally wash then do a final soap and put them away still with soap on (since it's a conditioner as well). After a few goes like that they tend to be a bit better. You could try repointing with good old spit! Not sure what I do it's all muscle memory although I guess my brushes do go away a bit wet and with protectors on, maybe that causes them to dry out more slowly? Or maybe since I only seem to manage 10 minutes of painting a year mine would be like yours if used :)

Still if they happily repoint I guess it doesn't matter that much.
 
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