I still can´t understand why you don´t have more subscribers. All your videos are helpfull and entertaining to watch. And lets not forget the fact that you upload videos frequently unlike other drawing chanels on youtube :D
+Ivet Georgieva Thanks for your support. I've just only started to create more videos in the recent months only. So the subscriber numbers will grow slowly. You can help me by recommending my channel to your art friends as well. :-)
+Teoh Yi Chie I agree with Ivet. This is one of the best watercolor channels on RU-vid. Have you seen " The mind of watercolor" channel? If you guys did some kind of collaboration together I bet you'd both gain subs, the beauty girls do it all the time! Haha!
@Yasmine S. Haha it's amazing how with all the hard work and talent it still takes time (: Teoh's one of my great sources of inspiration. The good thing is that it really is not a linear growth graph. The bigger you are, the quicker your growth rate becomes. I have a funny feeling that over the next few months he will come close to doubling his followers (;
If anyone is unsure if they should get a #4 or a #6 when using “palm sized” sketchbooks... get a size #6. I just bought a size #4 da Vinci -and I found it too small. Great for tiny details etc-but the larger brushes point very well too. And the bigger brushes seem to just “flow” and cover more effortlessly.
Helpful vid! I rarely go under a size 8. I usually try to use a too large of a brush, because it's easier for me personally (: But everyone need to experiment. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! I like that you showed how you use different size of brushes on the sketchbook. It's really helpful for me as beginner to choose the size I need!
I've been binge watching your videos. You share so much wonderful, and useful information. Thanks so much I wasn't sure what would be a good brush size for my sketches.
I paint in the style of medieval European book pages, so I often paint REALLY small. However, for painting long thin outlines or hairline shading and details, I actually use a 4 or 6! The tip is extremely pointed, only 1 or 2 hairs, and the rest of the bulbous hairs forms like a reservoir for the paint.Less dipping, streaky lines, or blobs than using a detail brush like 000 etc.
I just ordered a DaVinci size 6 and an Escoda size 8. The size 4 was too small for me but it’s a GREAT brush. Very impressed .I’ve never even heard of these brushes before, thank you for the great vid
Another great video !!! I'm addicted Every time I want to look for something about watercolor, I automatically come to your channel. I don't waste my time looking in other places, nor using google. Thanks thanks thanks!!!
I have Susan Scheewe round brushes in sizes 8 and 6. I like their turquoise color, and they hold a point really well. When you bend them they spring right back.
Very useful info!! I'm always looking for another brush to add to my working collection, and seeing your many varieties and different companies makes me eager to start working on a new painting!
Ideally how far apart do you want your brush sizes to be, if I wanted to invest in several brushes at the same time? For example, presumably if I already have a good size 5 brush I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money on a size 6 brush because they would be too similar?
as you promised... Thanx so much! i Have a travel size paint tin that has an area to hold a brush,, it is about 4 5/8" long and 1/2" wide would an 8 fit there or just a 6, an Escada, connoseur or davinci. The Edscadas seem a little firmer, so I am leaning in that direction but fit into the box is most important.. thank you..
Your pleasant manner and way of explaining things is very enjoyable and helpful! Thank you Teoh! Perhaps in the future some time you could do a review on Daniel Smith WC? Greetings from Switzerland!
Hi Teoh! I tend to use a size 8 (Escoda synthetic travel,) brush for most sizes of sketchbook. I wish brush sizes could be standardized; so frustrating to buy a brush online that arrives much smaller than expected!
Hi Teoh, do you recommend the Escoda "Charles Reid Set" as a better combination of brush sizes than the "travel sets" that come in a leather pouch? Your thoughts are much appreciated :)
Thanks - this is very helpful. I take way too many brushes out with me, both rounds and flats, and then I need a case to protect them, etc. It must feel very 'free' to just carry 1 or 2 brushes. Do you ever wish you had some flat brushes with you?
+Vicki Wood I haven't felt the need to bring a flat brush outdoor. Mainly because my sketches aren't too big, I can still cover the large areas with a bigger round sable brush (size 8 or 10).
Watercolour brushes are typically softer. If they aren't labeled as watercolour brush, then most likely they are not. It may be safer to get from better known brands like Escoda, Rosemary, Da Vinci, Nevskaya Palitra. Or check out Jackson's Art for free shipping on brush purchases above certain amount.
From what I gather, if one has room to carry it, sizes 4, 6 and 8 round sable would would make for a good all around set. I have a military style back pack, the Red Rock Outdoor Gear Rover Sling Pack which I'll link to. The measurements are roughly 8 x 5.5 x 11.5 inch. Anyways, it's a day pack or go size bag which nicely accommodates 6 x 8 inch and below travel sketchbooks. It's filled with pockets and spacious compartments. And in the flat pocket on the back I can quite easily fit one those folding pocket chairs which are roughly 7 x 10 inch when folded. This thing has molle loops and plastic rings all over it. So inside and out you've got plenty of storage and in a half size pack. :-D Red Rock Outdoor Gear Rover Sling Pack www.amazon.com/Red-Rock-Outdoor-Gear-Rover/dp/B0094GLE92/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456475628&sr=8-3&keywords=red+rock+backpack I really appreciate this video. :-D For someone like me who's just starting out it's good to see things in use rather than just provided descriptions. To see a brush in the hand a lot more informative than just being told it's measurements on shop's page.
+James Barton You are really doing people a great service with your channel. :-D You make things very easy to understand and fun to learn about. You and your channel are an inspiration. If you come to the United States, you might find Dayton Ohio a good destination. It's a very big city with skyscrapers and some open land interspersed. There's a diverse mixture of buildings old and new, memorials and plenty of scenes in general.
+James Barton Thanks. Choose brushes can be quite subjective because different people draw differently. Some prefer details so that's where the small brushes come in. Some like it loose so that's great with big brushes. I personally choose my brushes based on the size of my canvas.
I think 4, 6 and 8 would be good for me. I'd be able to do large areas and strokes and fine details. I'll need to switch back and forth a little too, at least until I become more experienced.
Thank you Teoh....for making it simple to us....which continuously inspire ......a beginner like me. May l know what pen and paper grams you used in this demo?
The paper is Daler Rowney Aquafine paper. It's student grade paper that I use for demos on RU-vid. It's not good for multiple washes, or glazing. I can't remember the pen I used. Maybe the Uniball Impact. The lines look quite thick.
www.dickblick.com/products/silver-brush-black-velvet-brushes/ I've seen it appear a couple of times on the videos I watched and it is a favorite of some of the artists I subscribe to
Mop brush is suppose to hold more water. These typically use squirrel hair although there are good synthetic ones as well. There are bigger brushes that can hold more water but depending on what that hair is, it can be more expensive than squirrel. Eg. Kolinsky sable hair.
@@teohyc Thank you very much for the quick response. I was in midst of buying a rafael aqua soft size 3 and size 0 mop brush which I suppose would well for sketchbook sketching
I know its an old comment,but Mop brushes are a very different tool from the round brushes. Mop brushes are used when you want to create a sky or paint a mountain as a backround on landscapes.We use mop,becaus it can release the colour with more water and that, allows to create the effect of deapth,that the mountain for example looks far away in your painting! They can also cover larger areas. Round brushes are used for the 2nd stage of your painting,.They are way more versatile tools,and they can also do detailed work (thats why illustrators and miniature artists use round brushes! ) Mop and Round,are the 2 most essential brushes for water colour.You can literaly do anything with a size 4 mop and a medium size round brush!
@greekveteran2715 Thank you for that insight! I will try it out though I have navigated more towards portraits but I am hoping to use this in the background to see the effects😊
I think that Ceit de Vitto finds using animal hair objectionable from an ethical standpoint, as I also do. Sorry to hear that there are no actual equivalents to sable among the synthetics. True also that for the sake of sable innocent creatures are cruelly slain, but synthetics are made out of oil, after all, for which humans, women and children are cruelly slain every day. Don't know which is worst, really. :-(((
+Yasmine, no dear, I'm sorry but it is actually a dreadful massacre that brings sable brushes to our hands. You can chek it here www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3572756/Barbarity-Russian-mink-farms-thousands-slaughtered-make-1m-sable-coats-blankets-left-rot-stinking-corpse-mountain.html. Please be aware that it is an horryfying view to behold. And no, I am not vegetarian nor vegan, not even a believer in any religion. I do eat meat and fish everynow and then, and I think this is somewhat natural, we are animals too, and certain animals do eat other animals. Bears eat salmon, lions eat gnus, foxes eat rabbits, men eat steaks or fish and chips every now and then But carnivors don't make brushes out of squirrels and rabbits, and after all for the sake of what? Just to paint watercolors as lousy as mine?
@@Lanternamagika Honestly I prefer imitation brushes over everything even the natural hair they are supposed to be imitating, I know a lot of people poo-poo on imitations but I think that they are great IF you have found a good one, the best ones in my opinion are Princeton neptune, Da Vinci casaneo and Raphael soft aqua and Escoda ultimo, they work magic honestly! I'm super glad that manufacturers are taking everyone into consideration!
Synthetic brushes do not last though. Even on Da Vinci Casaneo, the tips bent (curle to the side) after some use.On the other hand, a Kolinsky brush can last a lifetime with proper care.
