BRUSHES
Acrylic colour can be used in viscous form or in a thinned down form, similar to (though not exactly comparable to) water colour. The brush you select will depend on the style and technique you use and whether you need to move full bodied colour or control flowing colour.
There is one main benchmark for brushes that are used with thick or viscous colour; the thicker the colour, the stiffer the brush needs to be. A heavier paint like acrylic requires a brush with enough resilience to manipulate the colour with complete control. Hog hair brushes are good for stiff, thick colour applications eg; Artists' Hog and Winton Hog brushes. However, a colour that has been thinned will need softer hair and a brush with flow control, eg; Sceptre Gold II which is a sable/synthetic mix or Cotman Water Colour synthetic brushes.
Over the past decades, synthetic brushes have proven superior brushes for acrylic colours. With proper manufacturing techniques, they offer good flow control, excellent spring and a well-defined tip or edge for detail and blending work. They are also resistant to damage from acrylic resin and won't soften in water.
We offer a number of synthetic brushes which are ideal for using with acrylics, including Galeria, Artisan and Artists' Acrylic brush (coming soon).
Galeria brushes have been specifically designed for use with acrylics and are strong and resilient whilst flexible and sensitive. Available with long and short handles, they also have a variety of different head shapes to create different marks.
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