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- Does anyone use Michaels for a local paint brush supplier.? I feel like many of us in the states use this store on occasion for supplies and it would be great to be.
Michaels Paint brushes? Forum. Good? Not really. Serviceable? Definitely. Quoting myself from other threads, to save time. If you want a cheap placeholder that functions roughly like a good brush, I've actually had decent luck with the cheap watercolor round 4- pack from Michaels (the store brand - Artist Loft). They occasionally need a bit of careful trimming to get them in good working order, but they keep decent tips for the first few months, with proper care, and the larger sizes have reasonable bellies (thin, but long). They're not high- quality Kolinsky sable brushes, by any means, but they work as well or better for our purposes than any of the synthetics or blends sold at craft stores that I've tried; plus, the 4- pack cost me as much as a single small round from the racks above them.
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They're a far cry from high end sable brushes, but they beat the heck out of every < $5 synthetic/blend I've tried and the 4- pack costs as much as many singles of comparable size (coupons sweeten the deal, but the'yre pretty reasonable, even at list price). Rifle through the packs until you find a good looking one (some have visible stray hairs or have bucked their covers in the sleeve and gotten creased/splayed in shipping). With moderately careful cleaning and perhaps a minor trim at the start, they'll last for a reasonably long time with reasonably good results. At the very least, they behave more like "real" brushes than shorter, thicker synthetics that can push house paint, but hook and get bushy after the first week. I use the Artist Loft watercolor rounds from Michaels as my "serviceable low- to mid- range" brushes, since they're cheap and easy to get. Tried a few of the more expensive singles from the top racks early on, but didn't find them to be significantly better - certainly not enough so to justify the cost (one of those brushes costs as much as a 4- pack of the house brand and nearly as much as better brushes ordered online).
The AL rounds are skinny and straight- sided, which I might consider a boon for edgelining (assuming you paint with the edge, as I do). The length, as much as the width, determines the volume of paint that the belly will hold, so I can use the 5/0, 3/0, or 0 just as easily, simply choosing the size that holds the amount of paint I want. Drybrushes are much easier. I've used everything from cheap hog hair chip brushes (for rough jobs, at least, like basing/terrain) to white nylon flats and stencil brushes (designed for stippling - very fat, round head and a shallow, conical tip). Swing through the Clearance aisle before you hit Fine Arts, if you're looking for drybrushes - they're semi- disposable painting tools without strict qualifications, so grabbing an assorted handful for a few bucks isn't a bad idea. I use plenty of other tools and materials from Michaels for hobby- related tasks, but they really aren't the greatest source for miniature painting brushes.
I have bought and will likely continue to buy brushes from them, on occasion, but not my "good" brushes - for those, I'll go online and order from one of the more reputable lines (W& N Series 7, Raphael 8. Rosemary & Co.
Christine Farmer does a lot of pen and ink work using stippling. You can see examples of her work here. She says, 'Stippling as a technique requires.