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Sunday 10 January 2010

Product review: Brushes by Gwen Semeel

Product: Various brushes for painting portraits
  • Winsor & Newton Galeria round brush
  • Winsor & Newton Galeria round brush
  • Winsor & Newton round brushes
  • Winsor & Newton flat brush
  • House painting brush
  • Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Flat Wash Series 5080
  • Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Flat Wash Series 5080
  • Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Flat Wash Series 5080
Manufacturer / Distributor: Various brush manufacturers
Product Review by: Gwen Semeel (Blog: Face Making)
Link to Product Review: The brush makes the painting
Target Audience: Painters and portrait artists
Technical Details:
  • review of two brands of brushes by Winsor & Newton and Da Vinci and various sizes and types of brushes within these brandfs
  • includes images of both the brushes and the paintings they produced
Summary: Informative review of the pros and cons of different brushes with acrylic paint - in terms of impact on style and painting practice
Highlights:
  • covers two brand of brushes - Winsor & Newton anmd Da Vinci
  • comments on the the impact of each brush on her paintings in terms of the language of brushmarks and the internal dynamism of the painting
  • highlights the VFM issue with using house painting brushes
Think Again?
  • for people who paint using brushes only
  • focuses more on the impact on painting style rather than on the relative quality, durability and value for money of the brushes highlighted
Suppliers: None listed in review

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