In this portrait painting tutorial, Alex Tzavaras talks about the best brushes to use for oil painting.
He also shows you the oil painting techniques you need to develop and the bad habits you need to avoid, in order to achieve looser, more expressive brushwork.
Here’s a list of the brushes Alex used for this demo:
1 x Rosemary & Co Series 279 Masters Choice Long Flat, Size 10
1 x Rosemary & Co Ivory Synthetic Long Flat, Size 10
1 x Rosemary & Co Ivory Synthetic Long Flat, Size 8
1 x Cornelissen Series 44 Hog Bristle Filbert, Size 10
2 x Cornelissen Series 44 Hog Bristle Filbert, Size 8
2 x Cornelissen Series 44 Hog Bristle Filbert, Size 4
1 x Isabey Mongoose hair, Filbert, Size 6
1 x Rosemary & Co Series 278 Masters Choice Long Filbert, Size 3
1 x Rosemary & Co Series 278 Masters Choice Long Filbert, Size 2
2 x Rosemary & Co Series 279 Masters Choice Long Flat, Size 2
1 x Rosemary & Co Series 279 Masters Choice Long Flat, Size 0
2 x Rosemary & Co Evergreen Egberts, Size 4
2 x Rosemary & Co Eclipse Combers ¼”
2 x Rosemary & Co Eclipse Combers 1/8”
1 x Cornelissen Sable Round, Size 2
Here’s a list of the Colours that were used:
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