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Michael, Juan, Mari, Rochelle,
Thank you so much for the great advice and information. I went over to the local art store here in San Jose, and purchased 5-sets of each brush type--filberts, rounds, liners, etc. Half of the brushes I purchased are Winsor Newton Monarch brushes (Flats & Filberts) and the remaining group are Kolinsky Red Sable. I thought it would be good to have the best of both worlds and purchase the good stuff since I've been stuck using bristle and synthetic nylon brushes throughout my study at the university. I'm sure these new brushes will bring me less pain and better work as I continue to practice and study portraiture. Thank you all again for the great advice and information as it helped me so much in making my purchase.
By the way, I will have one painting I'd like critiqued--it's not exactly a portrait but more like a figure study and fabric painting exercise. I will post this painting soon after I use the new brushes for the detail work. Thank you, again.
Sincerely,
Orville Villanueva
(BA Fine Arts San Jose State University)
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