Approaching oil paint brushes

Oil painting brushes approach in two different textures basically, and they are classified as hard and soft. Hard brushes are normally referred to as “bristle brushes” and they are quite resilient. Hard brushes are made from hog’s hair and they are powerful and stiff. They will hold a good quantity of paint and can handle the oil painting medium quite well.

Soft oil painting brushes are prepared from softer hairs that come from animals like sable, squirrel, or mongoose. Softer brushes will commonly give your painting a softer smoother appearance and are more often used for finishing or detailed work. Sable brushes are the most expensive typically but there are synthetic brushes made of nylon that are very good substitutes for sable. They are additional resilient and cheaper than sable.