Brushes

Only gave it 5 stars so you would see this post. Brush was cracked and bent, even though packed in a tube. I was surprised when I opened the tube because it was so fancy. I am returning this item but also bought another one from same company. We will see how second one comes. I’m disappointed because I work 80 hrs a week and have little time to paint. Was planning on using it this weekend to paint with and now I can’t. See photos.

This is a very fine brush. But Amazon packaged it in a paper envelope which didn’t cushion the plastic container the brush was in and it was broken in shipment. The brush is ok but could have been damaged. This could have been solved by wrapping the object in cushioning paper or putting it in a small box. Fir such a fragile and expensive item I would hope Amazon packaging would be more careful

These brushes are superb and well worth the price

Despite some of the negative reviews, I decided to give this a try. Unfortunately the first one I received had a bristle caught in the ferrule so it was forming an arch and displacing some of the other bristles. I hoped if I pulled it out I could reshape the others into a point, but no such luck. I couldn't get it to hold a point at all and it just kept splitting. A replacement just arrived with grayish paint dried on the bristles and under the ferrule. It also doesn't have the Winsor & Newton logo on the handle and is ever so slightly shorter than the first. If they're just recirculating the returned brushes, I am giving up on replacements and going elsewhere.

This is my favorite brush out of a couple dozen... it can do a whole hell of a lot from moderate detail work to shading and base painting. I put more mileage on this brush than any other and it's held up great.

I started painting miniatures five years ago. Like many people, I started by buying some miniatures that looked cool for my D&D campaign, some cheap paints, and a pack of generic paint brushes.After working on several miniatures, and having disappointing results (for a number of reasons), I decided to invest a little more into the hobby. It was around this point in my painting "career" that I bought my first few Winsor & Newton Sereies 7 brushes.My first size 0 and size 1 brushes leveled up my painting game. In combination with other critical aspects like properly thinning paints, letting coats dry, etc., I finally was able to achieve a quality that I was happy with.About a year ago, my first size 1 brush started to fray/fork. For me, the replacement choice felt obvious. I bought another size 1 Series 7 brush. Unlike the first brush, however, the tip almost immediately began to separate/fork. I know that my first Series 7 brush didn't last as long as it could have due to my lack of proper care techniques when I first got it. Now though, I'm pretty sure the replacement suffered from a poor quality control process.What I find unfortunate, is that now after only a few months of struggling with the brush, I can't get it to hold a tip for more than a few bush strokes. It is no longer viable to use. I'm now shopping for another size 1 brush. Coming back to consider buying another Series 7 size 1 brush, I am seeing quite a few other stories like mine. At a price point of $20-$30, with as much competition as exists for my money (especially in an economy with as rampant inflation as we've seen), I'm very hesitant to buy another one of these brushes for fear I get another poor-quality brush.TLDR: My first Series 7, size 1 brush was great and lasted for many projects. The latest purchase, in ~June of 2023, is already unusalbe due to poor quality control. For the price, I know I'll be exploring other options to see if there are other brush of similar potential quality but with better production quality control. ((The images are of the tip after only a few minutes of painting now and some of the projects I've used the brush on; the brush began to fray like this after only a few uses, despite me taking care of it. The output is great when the brush holds its tip...))

When I got back into painting miniatures several months ago, I did my best to make the financial leap with as much wisdom as possible. I am a master painter of 28mm historical minis. I did a not-so-wise thing by going to local craft hobby stores and purchasing synthetic brushes. Cheap, fast and good in the beginning, I found myself just waiting for these brushes to give out. I even washed them with a popular cleaner. Didn't make a difference. Around 5 or 6 uses, separation and curling inevitably occurred. While not useless, they were not enjoyable to use after a very short time. Despite spending $4 for a brush,I took a step up and invested in a well-known set of Kolinsky sables for around $22 ($3/brush). Much better but I noticed a paucity of actual hairs to their brushes and so, I found myself loading paint in the brush constantly. They did hold up well but, the paint did not go on smoothly. I finally stepped onto the luxury car lot of brushes and invested $12 in a Windsor Newton. There's no going back.They are perfectly shaped and thick. They seem to be impervious to loosing their original quality, especially since I take good care of them. A loaded brush holds so much paint, I find myself making smooth strokes with exceptional results, and reloading about 1/4th the time.I am slowly replacing my brushes with all Windsor Newtons. You will need less brushes overall since a #3 is more than sufficient to paint large areas AND all but the finest of details. An initial investment in 3 or 4 brushes is more than enough. By all means keep your old brushes for priming, washing, dry brushing, etc; but the real painting will be covered by your 3 Windsors.One thing to keep in mind is that you need to under estimate the size of the brushes you'll need. Explanation...while I used to be a big proponent of buying 5/0, 10/0 and even 20/0, all that is out-the-window now. You'll feel silly that you ever did that as a #2 (not 2/0) Windsor is a good place to start. This might seem large compared to what you're used to but, try it first and you'll see. I easily paint pupils with a #2. I purchased a 000 and found it to be minimally useful because the #1, 2 and 3's form a perfect point. This will SAVE you $$$. If you paint 10-15 hrs a week like many of us, you won't be looking for a new brush for at least a year, compared to buying new synthetics every month. Most importantly, painting will become more of a pleasure and your minis will look better. You'll paint faster and you'll dare to become better and try more feats of detail.So take a "$12 chance" on one brush. Start with a #2. You'll be able to do 98% of your painting with it. Then a 0, 1, and 3. I promise you'll wish you made the switch long ago.

My go to brush. Granted the nice new video ad has a great looking box. I’ve only ever received mine in a tube lol. All things considered, it’s just such a clean brush to use for detail painting. I’ve tried other off brand kolinsky sable hair brushes, but none manage to keep their tip like a Windsor Newton. My hats off to them. I’ve only received one or two defunct brushes over the course of now 13 years of painting as a hobby.

Pour peindre des figurines à l’échelle 15mm

This was the first time I tested these brushes and now they are my new favourites. Really like the fine point on them

Reeds bekend met deze penselen weet ik dat ze goed zijn, nemen goed de verf op en punt blijft mooi (let op) bij het juiste gebruik en onderhoud dus laat niet zomaar iedereen het gebruiken 😉🫣. Ja ze zijn wel duurder maar bij Amazon een zeer goede prijs. Ze worden geleverd in een plastic kokertje en werd netjes door amazon bezorgd in een kartonnen envelop.

Pinceau très pratique pour les détails à l aquarelle ou à la gouache.

Great brush