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Hi people !

So I know how to wash my brush, however I don't know how to prevent their hair from separating, making them lose their original form. Do you have any tip regarding this ?

IIRC that happens when you get paint dried inside the ferrule

at which points its probably permanent.

Buy better brushes, and don't be so hard on them, not trolling that's actually the truth, this is where quality comes into play

These are my tips for keeping a nice tip

-Buy sable hair brushes and never look Back, worth every penny
-wash only in cold water
-never get paint up in the ferrule IE the metal part of the brush this is the number one cause of brush destruction. It will dry up there and cause the bristles to split
-Don't dry brush or shade with your good brush
-Don't use metalics with your good brush, metalics are hard on the brush like really hard
-always keep the brush wet don't let paint dry on it
-clean after every paint session and clean between paints.
-Buy better brushes, again seriously buy a sable hair I can stress this enough

 Backspacehacker wrote:
Buy better brushes, and don't be so hard on them, not trolling that's actually the truth, this is where quality comes into play

These are my tips for keeping a nice tip

-Buy sable hair brushes and never look Back, worth every penny
-wash only in cold water
-never get paint up in the ferrule IE the metal part of the brush this is the number one cause of brush destruction. It will dry up there and cause the bristles to split
-Don't dry brush or shade with your good brush
-Don't use metalics with your good brush, metalics are hard on the brush like really hard
-always keep the brush wet don't let paint dry on it
-clean after every paint session and clean between paints.
-Buy better brushes, again seriously buy a sable hair I can stress this enough

Not to sound like a doubting Tom, but what's so much greater about sable than the regular brushes? What is it about the hair/fibres that works differently to give you a better result?

jbeil wrote:

 Backspacehacker wrote:
Buy better brushes, and don't be so hard on them, not trolling that's actually the truth, this is where quality comes into play

These are my tips for keeping a nice tip

-Buy sable hair brushes and never look Back, worth every penny
-wash only in cold water
-never get paint up in the ferrule IE the metal part of the brush this is the number one cause of brush destruction. It will dry up there and cause the bristles to split
-Don't dry brush or shade with your good brush
-Don't use metalics with your good brush, metalics are hard on the brush like really hard
-always keep the brush wet don't let paint dry on it
-clean after every paint session and clean between paints.
-Buy better brushes, again seriously buy a sable hair I can stress this enough

Not to sound like a doubting Tom, but what's so much greater about sable than the regular brushes? What is it about the hair/fibres that works differently to give you a better result?

Synthetic fibers curl

doesn't matter how expensive or high quality

Natrual fibers are all over the place.

from camel to horse to every other animal in the zoo

sable is one of the better ones for our applications. (from what i understand)

Sable hair brushes by their nature pull together toward one another, is is just a product of nature to act as a barrier and insulation. This is why if you have a fur coat or fur in general on it and it's snowing outside on it the snow will shake right off or slide off and the under cost will be dry because of its affi it .

Sable hair has the highest affinity for it's own fibers which is why it's used to make the best brushes.

Here is a test you can do get your brush a new one load up some point and then drag the brush over paper or something. Don't drag the tip drag it along the side so you make a big fat mark with it. Then lift the brush up if the hairs come back to a point that's a good brush if not, not a good brush.