What Watercolour Brush Size to Get for Sketching

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  November 3, 2015 - 9:24 am

In general, I would recommend getting a size 6 watercolour brush if you're working on an A5 sketchbook or smaller. For larger sketchbooks like A3, it's would be better to get a size 8 or 10 because they have a bigger wash area.

Note that Escoda's size 10 travel watercolour brushes will not fit into those small metal 12-pan watercolour boxes. Check out all the watercolour brushes I've featured at https://www.parkablogs.com/tags/watercolour-brushes

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Adrian (not verified) Sun, 12 Jun 2022 - 21:01

Hi Teoh! Is it advisable to get a squirrel mop brush for sketching? I’m planning to get a size 2 and 6 sable brushes and want to use a squirrel brush to prevent overworking my sables with large washes. If so, what size do you suggest for travel mops?

Teoh Yi Chie Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 16:02

@Adrian
Squirrel brushes are usually used to paint large areas. I'm not sure about the size difference between squirrel vs sable as they size system is different. You can get a size 10 (sable) version of squirrel. I believe Da Vinci list all dimensions so you can use their size system for reference.

Adrian (not verified) Tue, 14 Jun 2022 - 00:03

Thanks for this! I found a nice looking travel squirrel mop called Tintoretto Series 1330 size 8 that fits nicely between a size 10 and 12 with Da Vinci Pocket Maestro measurements.

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