Select Brushes for Watercoloring Comics
Channel: Becca Hillburn: Comic Artist
Date: 2016-09-03

Interested in watercolor, but daunted by the brush selection?  Not sure which brushes are right for you and your comic?  Fear not, fellow artnerd, pull up a chair and let's talk about brushes!  By the time you've finished watching this video, you should feel confident in selecting a handful of brushes to start watercoloring with.  If you're looking for some extra credit (or just extra information) about all things watercolor comic, please check out my ongoing mega series, Watercolor Basics, over on the blog- www.nattosoup.blogspot.com.  For some immediate help, check out Watercolor Basics: Materials You'll Need To Get Started (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com/2016/08/watercolor-basics-materials-youll-need.html) for paper recommendations, brush recommendations, and all the odds and ends you'll need to start painting!  If you need more help selecting brushes, please check out Watercolor Basics:  The Great Brush Off (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com/2016/08/watercolor-basics-great-brush-off.html) for detailed information.

Brushes Mentioned in Video:

Synthetics: 
Cotman Mops
Mimik Filbert
Mimik 26 Round
Cotman Cats Tongue (Filber)
Cotman Flat
Utrecht Red Sable Mixes

Natural Hair Brushes

Squirrel:
Blick Master Brush- Squirrel

Kolinsky Sable:
Winsor Newton Series 7
Creative Mark Rhapsody

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Music Credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In