Yes! Finally some water brushes I can use. Sort of. Well, not really… I still have a LOT of trouble controlling the flow of water. Give me a sable brush ANY day.
But I recognize that water brushes can be extremely convenient when you don’t want to use cups of water, for example in an airplane, a deli, on location really anywhere. Or even in your own studio. Sometimes it is just simpler not to use a cup of water. Honestly… sometimes I am too darn lazy to go find clean water. A filled water brush makes me happy then. I follow several artists on youtube who swear by them. These Pentel brushes are easier to use than some I’ve tried in the past. Or really, maybe they just seem easier to me because “Meow Meow Kapow” on youtube told me they were. It’s hard to be sure. But I do like them and am having fun playing. I’ll see if I can get the hang of them over the next few days.
I used only the mini brush today, but I got a set of 4, with three larger brushes in a fine, medium, and large tip. The fine looks particularly intriguing to me.
Here is the set of 4 pentel water brushes on Amazon, currently $14.99, and here is the single mini brush, for $3.38, if you just want the tiniest one. It is 5 inches long, and does NOT get smaller, the way it is, although I know one person who cut the lid to make it fit into her travel set. It is the second smallest water brush I have. (My smallest is 3 1/2 inches long, found here on Amazon in a set with a cute little extra water reservoir… it works pretty well, too, as far as my limited experience with water brushes tells me, although isn’t as fine a tip) If you like water brushes you might like these, but the jury is still out as far as I’m concerned. I’m going to try them and I’ll let you know what I think in a future blog if I end up loving them.
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