Winsor & NewtonSeries 7 Kolinsky Sable Brush, Round SH #2, Brown

This is supposed to be the brush of choice for inking comics. I had to purchase two to get one that would maintain a point. The first, ordered from Dick Blick had a crimp and a too long stray hair at the tip, which produces a jerky, zigzaggy line. The brush I ordered through Amazon was superior. In general, it's a good idea to order three brushes at a time if you order them sight unseen online. That's just the way it is.The Raphael Kolinsky Sable size 2 round is still my favorite brush for comic book inking, but after learning that I ought to pay close attention to the feedback from the brush, I now find that the Windsor and Newton Series 7 no 2 round is more or less equal. Brushes like the Windsor & Newton Series 7 no 2 and the Raphael Kolinsky Sable size 2 round provide physical feedback that you won't get from a brush pen. Learning to sense the physical response from the brush will help to control the line (some artists call it "spring" or "snap" but I find that term misleading--the feedback for me is more subtle).A lot depends on eyesight. Working with a magnifying lamp helped reduce the time it took to improve. As for knowing what to ink and how much, I have a lot to learn.One difference between the W&N series 7 no 2 and the Raphael Kolinsky size 2 round is that the Raphael will hold more ink in the belly, and can produce a thicker line without a dry brush effect longer than the W&N no 2. At the point that the Windsor and Newton produces a dry brush effect with thicker lines, it will continue to produce a "wet" look with thinner lines, which is useful for details. At least this is my experience.For pro white and corrections, Windsor & Newton Series 7 no 2 brushes are my first choice.

started painting miniatures with just.. brushes. my brother got me some along with paints and what not to get started with warhammer.after a winter of painting, I decided to try a REAL brush. did some research. settled on the windsor 7 series.I. Love. These. Brushesended up getting 4 in different sizes. I wont paint without them now

Just wow. The QC here is just HORRIBLE. I ordered a #3 as well and the handle is snapped.

I’ve been painting on and off for some time and usually airbrush is my go to tool so didn’t see the need to spend money on expensive sable hair brushes. So recently I picked up hand painting miniatures and some of the good synthetic brushes wouldn’t cut it at all, upon searching internet Windsor and Newton #2 came in highly recommended, WOW I have to admit I never enjoyed hand painting this much absolutely bunkers, it holds paints very well so you don’t have to keep going back to wet pallet as often which makes it easier to keep a wet edge and eliminates visible brush strokes on large flat surfaces, this #2 has a very fine tip so it can do most of the fine intricate stuff including putting on base cote on majority of my projects. I’m still planning to pick up #4 and #00 for really fine detail but this for now is my workhorse. That being said don’t waste money on cheap brushes buy quality once and guarantee you will enjoy painting instead of getting frustrated.

I was very shy about finally buying an actual sable hair brush. I've been using a veriety of synthetic brushes for about 2 years now. And if you are like I was and on the fence about getting one... Do it. It's an astonishing difference. I've had this for a little over a month and I've been using it for everything (except dry brushing of course) ive painted a handful of minis, put about 40 colors from 3 different brands, and it still looks and feels brand new with a razor sharp point. I will definitely be getting another one whenever this one starts to wear, which will be a long time for what I've seen.

Extremely high quality brush. Love using this. My only complaint is I wish the bristles were longer.

This is the only tool you need if you are doing traditional inking on large compositions (tabloid or bigger). I use Speedball ink with this brush, works very nicely.

This is my second time purchasing this brush and my first on Amazon. I have to say I'm very disappointed - the first series 7 size 2 I got was wonderful, but eventually lost its tip as I didn't know how to care for it properly. This brush I went in knowing what to do and it didn't matter because it never kept a tip to begin with- it frayed from its first use and despite regular cleaning and care has now gotten to the point of developing 2 distinct tips after a few strokes with hairs sticking out at 90 degree angles from the ferrule. Maybe I just got a bad brush from the batch, but im not sure I'll be ordering online again.