Watercolor Brushes For Beginners (EVERY brush and how to use them!)

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Watercolor Brushes For Beginners - in this video tutorial I show you how to go about choosing your watercolor painting supplies and look at the best brushes and their uses, I show you exactly how to paint with them, plus tell you about my recommended favourites so you only buy what you need.
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0:00 Introduction
1:35 All about Watercolor Brushes
5:34 Round Watercolor Brushes and how to use
12:46 Flat Watercolor Brushes and how to use
19:30 Texture Watercolor Brushes and how to use
24:31 Choosing essential brushes - what do you actually need?
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@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

What's your favorite brush? If you are just a beginner then drawing skills are essential, watch Drawing Tutorial (AVOID these 10 Beginners' Mistakes!) next: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X9sF9kEFeNk.html

@celticpeasant9753 2 года назад

Well I am pretty new this year but so far the round brushes are my favourite as well as square brushes, but I am just learning. My first love is sketching and I agree that drawing skills are essential in any medium of art. :)

@caserose57 Год назад

#10 Silver black velvet

@callimico5488 Год назад

I don't know why dagger brushes don't get more love - a single brush that can do virtually anything. Also interesting are "Asian rounds" with a core of stiffer bristles inside an outer layer of soft bristles. They may be made of animal hair but that is horse and goat hair commonly and not wild animals.

@marmyyetter5674 7 месяцев назад

Right now, my favorite brush is a size 8 round brush.

@martynsnan 2 года назад

I am now an ancient lady who started watercolour painting decades ago. In my childhood, people would scoff at the idea of synthetic brushes and insist that you would never succeed unless you wiped fur from a dead animal across your paper. I'm so glad that you highlighted the excellent modern synthetic brushes. Thanks for a great video, Michele.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

No problem! Ethics aside I actually prefer the 'spring' of a synthetic.

@KizetteandTotoro Год назад

I am so glad to have come across a vegan watercolorist.I have several animal bristles brushes (they were inherited- very expensive japanese calligraphy brushes, excellent for watercolours) and they look beautiful in a jar, but I just can’t bring myself to use them. They give me the creeps .I start thinking about how they were sourced and I can’t paint. I admire anyone who openly says they are vegan or vegetarian. I am still undercoverr. It is a lot of pressure.

@kaymounts8244 2 года назад

Thanks so much for your videos. You are honest, economical, and easy to follow. I really appreciate your tutorials!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

You're very welcome Kay 🙂

@virginiahudson3827 2 года назад

I love that you brought up the ethical issues surrounding animal hair bristles. And congrats on the 70K subscribers!!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thank you!

@snuuby5468 2 года назад

Michele, I am with you on the usefulness of the toothbrush. In my watercolor painting, it is great for doing splatter, grass, dapping, stippling, etc. Your toothbrush is also very useful for cleaning your art supplies or in your home. It does a great job at getting in those tiny corners or around the water taps.

@loretogestoso6218 2 года назад

Love the video, very insightful. It is always useful know every brush purpose. Totally agree about animal hair brushes, I have old ones that I would not throw away but I haven't buy one in decades.

@BrazenSpirituality Год назад

Thank you so much for all your tutorials! 🥰🎨🧑🏻‍🎨

@eternalfizzer 10 месяцев назад

My favourite is the first one my artist mentor gave me - a tiny round brush that came with a 12-pan travel kit. I try other brushes, but that's the one I go back to. (I like working at small scale.)

@nancydavidson4899 2 года назад

Definitely the best video I’ve seen on brushes and how to use them. I’m very happy to hear you’ve hit 70k subscribers 💐 I love everything about your channel, it covers every topic I’m interested in and need to know about as a beginner and for going forward with my painting. I also like your personality which comes across beautifully in your videos. I watch a few watercolour artists and I’ve been surprised at just how much the artist’s personality affects my desire to watch their videos. I don’t know if other subscribers find the same thing?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks Nancy, I think it's the same for all types of video. I have a lovely cooking channel I watch, very relaxing, I recommended it to my daughter and she said, Oh I can't watch that guy he's so irritating (!)

@nancydavidson4899 2 года назад

So funny! Yes it’s all a very individual choice isn’t it@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber

@colleenmcchesney1482 2 года назад

Yes Nancy it affects me that same way as well.

@barbsterback 2 года назад

I use one of my stencil brushes to paint evergreen trees to add lighter colors. I also use a sponge sometimes. I learned this so many years ago in school.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Yes sponges work well!

@larryhuffine2814 5 месяцев назад

I loved this video thank you so much!! My favorite is a round 12

@user-go6on8qs6n Год назад

Checked this video out to learn about a scrubber. Learned a lot more! Embarrassed that I own water brushes but could never get them to work properly. However as you suggested I seem to use one of these water brushes as a round brush & now a personal favorite as it just seems to work for me in many situations. Thanks for all your suggestions and knowledge.

@colleenmcchesney1482 2 года назад

This was definitely a wonderful favorite video of the various brushes and how they are used to paint with. Your explanations & examples are very informative and helpful for helping me to decide on what I want & prefer to choose as my favorite brushes. I had found Anne Kerr’s brush video a while back and I find it interesting that she also has your first three brushes as her favorite brushes as well but her fourth & fifth are different from yours, a rigger & Hake brush . You’re right that it definitely depends on what subjects you’re painting on too. I am finding that I too have a set of favorites I use all the time as well. Mine is a #10 round brush, a #6 round brush, a 2 inch flat brush, a #0 rigger, a fan brush, & a Medium round waterbrush that I can’t do without. Thanks for sharing this wonderful information with us.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Ah so glad you liked the video 🙂

@marygeorge2467 2 года назад

I was hoping for weeks that someone would do a "Brushes" vid! Thank you!! And, also particular color combinations for backgrounds....can I mention more?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@cousinjesse4450 10 месяцев назад

This is an exciting day my order from Jackman’s arrived today. I now own your recommended brush set. These are so much better than the other brushes I own better points and holds paint really well. I put away all my other brushes and will work with these brushes. Wishing you all the best.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 10 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@catherinebrader2225 2 года назад

Thanks! I wish I had seen this years ago.

@moniquecaton3285 2 года назад

I appreciate your videos more than you could know. Thank you so much.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

So nice of you, thank you Monique!

@nattyw495 Год назад

Rewatching video to really improve my technical skills, still after three years im still feeling overwhelm by all the skills im needing to still improve...lol im not giving up tho.... mikelle art mom..👩‍🎨🎨✍

@still-jlynn 6 месяцев назад

This is very helpful, I'm looking forward to getting started. I'm waiting for my paints to come in the mail!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 6 месяцев назад

Good luck!!

@charlikv 2 года назад

really helpful!

@shirleyparent7874 6 месяцев назад

I have learned so much thank you

@suel4269 2 года назад

Good info for people who haven’t already hoarded alllllll the brushes , like me!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

:-) :-)

@anneedmunds9025 2 года назад

I liked my sable round brushes size 12 and 5. I also now like my dagger brush it's a lot fun. My rigger is also handy. I now have quite a few brushes and they are all useful. Lots of fun. Wishing happy art to everyone.

@rebanelson607 2 года назад

I've been using student grade synthetic goat hair bamboo handled brushes which have worked beautifully but are beginning to wear out. They were very affordable and have held up beautifully. My basic student grade brushes from Walmart have held held up well, too. But I just invested in a #12 round Silver Black Velvet brush and it is a delight to paint with!

@jerrincurless5249 2 года назад

Such valuable information and presented in such a charming understandable way!! Love your videos, I learn so much!! I signed up for several of your courses and need to review since I've been away from painting since summer having moved and still getting settled!!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Ah you have lifetime access to the courses, it will be nice for you to get back to it, moving is stressful!

@valeriegehling4358 Год назад

As I’ve some basic brushes, the rest of your video was very useful. Years ago my teacher told us a natural sponge could be our hedgerows/ bushes etc. Thanks

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

I find a sponge can look artificial, but perhaps it just didn't suit me!

@valeriegehling4358 Год назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks, as a newbie I’ll compare & report, good to have many possibilities. Also, I’m sure that gifted artists can make “much” from “very little”, it always surprises me & puts me back in my place!

@aliciashackley5830 2 года назад

Good info Michele. Thx as always🥰

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

No worries Alicia 🙂

@carollycett1329 2 года назад

Nice tutorial Michele always lots of information from you, hope you are well Oh Congratulations on the 70 K subs

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks so much 😊

@philipdove6987 2 года назад

I have a lot of brushes from painting model railway wagons people and scenery. When i started painting and drawing i had 3 Derwent waterbrushes, i found these very useful.I bought a big cheap set of waterbrushes, some had bristles that wouldnt hold their shape some had barrels that leaked. I matched the poor bristles with the leaky barrels and binned them. the remainder are surprisingly good. I find a hake good for putting down big washes. I find as i began to find when painting figures about an inch tall that round brushes that are surprisingly large can still do fine work. I am not a vegetarian but find synthetic brushes are very good they perform well and are cheaper than natural brushes. I am going to try a toothbrush and a cheap makeup brush. A really useful video.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Glad you liked it Philip!

@christinebravomom5711 2 года назад

Thank you so much for doing this video. And especially thank you for the brush discount! I can't wait to get my order. :)

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Ah thanks I am sure you will love them ☺️

@vampire4000 2 года назад

Thank you so mutch!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

You're welcome!

@sunnycharacter 2 года назад

Congrats on your “over 70k”! Before too long you’ll be at 100k 👍🏼🤗

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

I may fall off my chair if that happens 😅

@sunnycharacter 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber well, it will be well-deserved milestone!

@jeaniefreeman4151 2 года назад

Excellent brush descriptions. Thank you, fondly.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts 2 года назад

Awesome and helpful video Michele 👍🏾Absolutely love e your nails the colours are gorgeous together and the ring is a nice touch 💜

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks Patricia ☺️

@kaarlimakela3413 9 месяцев назад

Except for the magic color mixology and your chemistry knowledge, which such dedication to get to your level ... I'm starting to get it. Taking comfort in the knowledge that I can watch it again and practice. I'm trying to go 'from 0 to 60' in a week, except just excitedly waiting for essential supplies to arrive. As a professional cook in my working life, I see the value of mis en place. Space to work, minimum tools, light, storage, order order order! I could be more tidy and this is a small place here! Logistics aside, I've just been binging your videos randomly. All the paintings I have finished, 2, that I like, are related to Neurographica, just messing around. That's when I decided on water color as a paint medium, though I never seriously tried it before. Oils would just give me an instant inferiority complex, like o no, I'm not as good as the old masters lol. I used to have a set of acrylics as a teen. Fun for modern and abstract stuff I did at the time. It did dry far too fast and then became impossible. It would easily peel off any 3 dimensional object i tried to embellish! Now, I feel it's not a responsible substance to flagrantly overuse. Sad because it makes great sweaters. But they'll never biodegrade! 😮 I look forward to more orderly lesson consumption soon. 😊

@heatherhoward2513 Год назад

Always wondered why a rigger was called that..now I know. Thanks.

@ianjamieson6521 2 года назад

Thank you Michelle I always learn a lot from your videos. You have been a great help

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@deb.e.mixedmedia 2 года назад

This was so helpful! You can’t beat using an old toothbrush for fun effects.😊🎨🌸

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Absolutely!!

@umabord 2 года назад

Thank you Michelle for doing this video. My favourite brushes is the 8 round and 12.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Good choice!

@carollegros8671 2 года назад

Thank you Yes I use round brushes so far. Still need to learn to control my water. Thanks again for great tutorial

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

No worries 🙂

@dpashaian8272 2 года назад

70,000 subs - !! Congrats

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks!!

@DorothyGriffith-jo1vs Год назад

Such a helpful video, thank you, Michele. I inherited some brushes, mostly acrylic, from my late father. I didn’t know what they were, or if I could use them. I have a much better understanding now.😊

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Glad it was helpful Dorothy!

@celticpeasant9753 2 года назад

That was wonderful Michelle. It was very interesting to find out the real goods on sable / fur brushes. For me, for ethical reasons also, that is done. I am brand new this year so, although I have used toothbrushes for spattering, it never dawned on me to paint with one - thanks so much for that tip. I was excited to find things I could do with the square brushes - that is such a cool thing to do - to put a different color of paint at each end. Thanks for all you do Michelle

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

You are very welcome!

@chrislora8895 2 года назад

Very helpful, now that I own more than 30 brushes of all sizes and shapes! I have found I only use a few, too, especially a round 6 bamboo brush that has great snap. Your videos are ALWAYS well done, and everyone should learn at least one new thing. Thank you!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks Chris and thanks for watching!

@cousinjesse4450 Год назад

Great insight. I have accumulated so many brushes will start focusing on top five. Not completely happy with my round brushes they are more flat than pointed but they haven’t been used that much.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@margaretlindsay4129 2 года назад

Excellent video. The range of brushes displayed in art shops always intimated me. Result being i have ended up with lots that i have never used. Now thanks to this video i can relax and enjoy painting instead of being over welmed. Thank you so much.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@claireleblancfoster8010 10 месяцев назад

Fantastique vidéos thanks so much for these. 🎉🎉🎉 Thanks for your ethical stand for the animals against disgusting fur trade ❤❤❤

@anitaanderson2326 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. My most used brushes are #4 round,#5 round, #6 round and Jackson’s Raven mop brushes. The Raven’s line of mop brushes are completely synthetic and are really nice to use. I am obsessed with them right now.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Interesting, I will have to try one!

@Christine_R 2 года назад

I don't have many different brushes... I have different round brushes, an oval wash and a dagger brush to paint with. The oval wash is quite handy if I had to paint a background.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

I don't have that many either, I have seen students with literally hundreds!

@stacys447 2 года назад

My favorite is the size 12 round, which would be followed by a mop (so fun for big washes) and a small flat for gouache. Super informative video. Thanks!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

You are welcome ☺️

@stacys447 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Also, I have painted many birch trees because of your tutorial. I love them. Thank you! I am not sure how long it would have taken me to get around to them and they look more 3D and better because of all your tips. I don't use your tape trick but I use all the other steps to make them look better & 3D. Thank you so much!

@scottmantooth8785 2 года назад

*i like my hedgehogs to have with stylish and beautiful eyelashes but it is their own personal choice as to what shade they prefer*

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Well of course, hedgehogs are rather stubborn, you can't tell them what to do...

@scottmantooth8785 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber *i;ve noticed that they also lean more to the introvert end of the spectrum whereas guinea pigs have to be the center of attention with all there nibbling on dandelions leaves and all that squeaking they are known for*

@KizetteandTotoro Год назад

Wonderful walk through. I am like you, I use always the same kind of brushes -around three or four in my craft room and just the water filled brushes outdoors - . I can imagine how confusing it must be for a beginner to have this overwhelming amount of brushes and not knowing what to get. I started watercolours later (after starting with oil and then trying acrylics ) so I had already discovered the joy of minimalism. Everyone should have a teacher like you. You give amazing tips to your students (older painters like me had to discover them along the way ) and you also save them money! (and a headache or two). I love your channel.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Thank you!

@mariab4142 2 года назад

Enjoyed this video a lot. FYI - Princeton and Raphael make synthetic Quill brushes. I love them, but they hold so much water, I have to practice a LOT more on how to use them...

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip!

@nattyw495 2 года назад

I enjoyed this video, my favorite brush i used is a round 8 i own five decent brush 3 water reservoir brushes as i like metallic wc and black,gray, tone paper right now i read that metallics could be hard on wc brushes so i purschased those on sale for metallic watercolors....and i have a really cheap set 8 of acrylic brushs that drops their bristles alot.i dont really use them i just have them in a jar to remind me to do my do diligence on knowing what im purschasing as a art supply .lo..😂😳😖😬l ive come a long way in my 3yr watercolor journey in learning about brushes...its taken me three years to buy those decent quality brushes at sale times but it was a fun process of learning about what type id enjoy..i have to say i do like my rigger for painting tress branches as im a heavy handed painter and my sword brush as i find it easy to do abstract wc designs borders and my favorite is my size 8 brush the most i do like the cats tounge shape brush and id like a mop brush as two luxury brushes in my future..(but thats a lottery bucket win art supply list)a decent set of travel brushes is on my xmas list for next year...i guess i like to do freestyle doodle wc painting right now at this time to help me relax and i put positive saying on the pages ....many art blessing to you and our art community today...mikelle art mom🎨✍👩‍🎨 my phone has broken again my daughter has graciously let me stay on her connection so i can get to my art videos, i think i been feeling blue due to global situation i just want peace and realtively stability from our governments, its still a bit wonky here in USA but i have faith people will continue to be civil and have compassion empathy with our fellow citizens(,even tho we have some holdouts in the "they need some seriously good intervention mental health care " but i have hope.....

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Times are indeed very trying. Sometimes I just have to stop watching the news for a couple of days, it can make you so anxious! Funny that you keep bad brushes to remind you to buy good ones!

@nattyw495 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber thank you so much for your reply, i just also like to say i use your swatch posters all the time, they are such a great help and fun to use so i can try new color combinations.. i took pictures of them and sent to my gallery so if i paint in other areas of my house i can reference the poster color i need.. kinda like a bigger flashcard. But on my phone ( like in school when we were learning math or other school knoweledge). if you ever wanted to add a item to your shop this might be good items for first time painters as some they can keep in their plien air bag or such....and have a convenient reference..i would probably buy them cause i have to scroll my phone gallery for posters then scroll each poster for color but if i had big flash card of poster where i could see writing easy( as im older and im in the era of where is my reading glasses when they are on my top of head🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️..lol)the four bigger flash cards swatch might sell well....mikelle art mom🎨

@judygainer1766 5 месяцев назад

Great video. I could have used it during the pandemic when I first started. I think I have about 25-30 brushes of all sizes, shapes and manufacturers. 😅

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 5 месяцев назад

Never throw a brush away though!

@pirjoraila4605 2 года назад

Thank you Michele again for a well rounded video. The best advice here I thought was to use the largest brush you can. The most annoying thing with some teachers is that the use miniscule brushes for large areas. Even if you are a botanical artist some washes are large and it is impossible to get them even with a small brush. But like you said it is a personal preference and subject matter. I really grew to like a dagger. It is easier to paint edges with it than a normal round brush as it is flat and it has a point and holds more water than a small brush. I do love my ragged toothbrushes too. So useful. I use a palette knife to splatter as my fingers get too much paint on them anyway. And even masking fluid is easy to clean from it.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

A palette knife for splattering, interesting! Never heard of that one, glad you liked the video!

@pirjoraila4605 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber A palette knife with the tooth brush. LOL

@tbm7187 2 года назад

So many brushes so little time! 🤣 I heard a cool tip for the tube water filled brushs....if u use OMS you can fill it with that for colored pencil projects.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Oh interesting!

@birdwatcher1015 Год назад

Here is some trivia for you. As a pathologist, I have studied the microscopic appearance of synthetic fibers, plant fibers, and animal hair fibers. From a mechanical standpoint, animal hair has plates or scales, which probably help retain fluid, but potentially could hold debris from wood pulp paper. Cotton fibers are twisted, and stick together, and similarly is why cotton "paper" holds water better , and is cleaner than cellulose (wood pulp-rough) paper. Synthetic fibers are very smooth, being extruded during the manufacturing process. While they may not hold water as well as animal hair, they may feel smoother when dragged across the paper, and not as likely to attract dust or paper debris. So both brush types have pros and cons, and that is why cotton "paper" is preferable to wood pulp (rough)paper (except for the expense haha)

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Yes I know about hair structure because I trained as a hairdresser years ago, we also looked at wig making, where I learned that all the hair needs to run in the same direction (no doubt the same with brushes) or the scales cause it to tangle :-)

@MusicalRaichu 2 года назад

Still a beginner, but I pretty much only use the same three brushes, a flat brush for b/g washes (smaller than the one you show), a medium round brush, and a small round brush (smaller than the one you show) for fine details. Now I've tried using some of those more unusual brushes you demonstrate, but I can't get the knack of using them ...

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Some of these stranger shapes of brushes have very limited application.

@michaelthornton5113 2 года назад

How do you store your brushes, especially those that you use infrequently? Dermestid beetles love the taste of natural hair bristles and can leave you with a hairless ferrule in short order. I still like my English Labrador dog hair brushes, home made(and my dog likes the brushing).

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

Oh I must try to make a home-made brush sometime... I just store my brushes when clean in an upright jar in a glass cabinet. I had to google Dermestid beetles. Although they do live in the UK I don't think we get them indoors much. I have never heard anyone speak of them. Most of the creatures that cause problems around the world just can't be bothered here, the weather is too cold most of the time! :-)

@thesilverpen 3 месяца назад

And after a recent exoerience, practice a bit with any new untested brushes on some scrap or towel. I bought a bargain assortment that shed like crazy ruining my painting. Lesson: test new brushes and cheaper isnt always a bargain.

@hjlang 2 года назад

Do you suggest doing a color wheel if you want to be a watercolor artist

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 2 года назад

I personally don't find them helpful, but that doesn't mean they aren't if you know what I mean. I tend to think of colors in more of a family tree type way, primaries, leading down to secondaries etc. So if you feel a color wheel will help you then it's a good idea. Technically they are correct, whether they are helpful depends entirely on how you learn best, do you feel drawn to them or do you find them confusing. Have a look at my What are Primary Colors video to see an alternative way of explaining colors.

@hjlang 2 года назад

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thx for response. I will def check out primary color video. I really enjoyed the brush types video. I did get several ideas about backgrounds. I do have color charts with all my paints and have a color wheel, which I purchased, but rarely use it?

@Zar2244 2 года назад

Love your very helpful info, thankyou. I also avoid animal hair brushes, just not necessary these days and always involves animal abuse which I won't be part of.

@bjgoels 2 года назад

Used for painting eyelashes on hedgehogs! 🤣

@michaelklein5242 Год назад

Interesting! Maybe I'm weird, but have they ever tried making brushes from human hair? I'll bet we brunettes would be just perfect for that experiment!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Not sure. I trained as a hairdresser, it's probably possible.

@n.caronnelson9690 Год назад

I find the content of your videos ver informative, however, I think the information would be easier to absorb if you slowed the pace of your speech. Tx.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Год назад

Believe me it's an ongoing battle with my hyperactive self... meantime slowing the video speed in settings will help a little :-)