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I need new suggestion on what brand of brushes to use because GW brushes are not cutting it anymore.

Winsor Newton brushes are good.

I wish I knew, I wish I knew.

Be prepared to spend a couple bucks, but Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes (I prefer the 'finest' type not the 'miniature' but thats personal preference) size 0 is good for general purpose mini painting and 000 for ultra fine detail. Make sure to pick up brush soap/cleaner, etc. too, its the only way to keep them in good condition long enough to see a return on your investment.

W&N are over priced. Rosemary & Co will last just as long for almost half the price. Same quality.

I got my W&N brushes for cheaper than the Rosemary & Co. brushes... just saying, would rather have the W&N personally, as from what I read the Rosemary & Co. brushes can be hit or miss at times.

I've got 10 or so R&C brushes and all of them are perfect. And if their W&N counterparts are cheaper, you got some deal.

Also, W&N only have 2 lines that I know people use for the hobby, R&C have at least 4 or 5 lines that work well for us.

Hm. I've never used any W&N brushes or other fancy artists brushes but I can tell you I've had a good experience using Army Painter brushes. I like them more than the GW ones anyway.

Aerethan wrote:W&N are over priced. Rosemary & Co will last just as long for almost half the price. Same quality.

Do you know what lot sizes brush should I look for? I am trying to figure out what to purchase.

Eternalhero1983 wrote:I need new suggestion on what brand of brushes to use because GW brushes are not cutting it anymore.

Hi i'm not a great lover of gw before we start but can i ask what you mean by not cutting it in wa respect..?? As ive used them for yrs and for the money they cost i find them and excellent brush if you treat them right..! I.E use proper brush soap cleaner and conditioner..! I have a range of Winsor and newton series 7 brushes but for the price 1 of these cost i could buy several gw brush .. Ok the gw may only last a year but for £3 from where i live £3 a yrs aint bad .. Do you reshape and repoint your brushes after your use plus do you store them the right way..

Eternalhero1983 wrote:

Aerethan wrote:W&N are over priced. Rosemary & Co will last just as long for almost half the price. Same quality.

Do you know what lot sizes brush should I look for? I am trying to figure out what to purchase.

I use the following sizes and series:

Series 92 Size 4/0 $3.30 (red sable) (size not available from W&N)
Series 22 sizes 0 and 1(I use these the most) $8.00 & $8.58 (W&N prices: $8.75/$10.00)
Series 323 size 2/0(good brush for detail work) $5.36 (W&N price $8.29)
Series 33 size 3/0 $5.77 (W&N price $7.94)

As you can see Rosemary and Co. have a much larger selection, and much better prices for the same Kolinsky Sable. W&N just has the one line of Series 7 for hobby stuff, whereas R&C has about 20 different lines for different uses.

For eyeballs I use a Sakura Micron pen at .5mm and then use one of several different 10/0 brushes or an Army Painter Insane Detail brush.

Aerethan wrote:As you can see Rosemary and Co. have a much larger selection, and much better prices for the same Kolinsky Sable. W&N just has the one line of Series 7 for hobby stuff, whereas R&C has about 20 different lines for different uses.

Interesting, I'd never heard of them. I love my W&N series 7s, but they're pricey as hell. I'll look into Rosemary and Co, thanks for the tip.

No problem. I was directed to them from some video somewhere at some point. Helpful huh?

Personally the price offsets the cost of shipping and you get the bigger selection to choose from.

Thank you all very much, I will look into the all of the suggestions.