Ok, brushes. I'm going to start with the most-used brushes. The most-used brushes are round brushes that form a good point. That's very important because, you see, watercolor brushes are shaped different than oil brushes. Because oil is generally thicker medium, you need a lot more different sizes of brushes. Whereas with watercolor, if you have a great, sharp point that's long, then you can get by with less different brushes. This is a Number 10, and this is a Number 14, and you can also get special brushes like this online, as well as these were purchased online. And this is your detail brush. It makes a very fine point; it makes very fine lines. And I'll show you in a minute how that works. Then you'll need bigger brushes, like a 1-inch brush and a 1-and-a-half. But the 1-and-a-half is not so important. The 1-inch is pretty important. Also, if you're working with big, large pieces of paper, something like a mop, a size 20 or larger mop, would be good to do large wet-on-wet areas. This is not used very much at all. The brushes that I get, the round ones, are half and half synthetic and Kolinsky red sable. I find dollar-for-dollar, they're the best value. And you normally can buy a brush for under $30. That's a Number 12. I also like brushes that are tapered right in the middle, that are fatter, because they're more well-balanced and they feel better in the hand.
