Suggestions please....

In Sheperd Paine's book on building and painting figures, he recommends the Winsor & Newton line of paintbrushes.

DJ

Thanks for the suggestions I'll take a look at some of the brushes I have and figure out which ones I need from the LHS.
Chris

Why don´t you just buy a new brush and cut it the size you want? That´s what I do if I can´t find a brush small enough

For all of my figures, I use a 000 brush. It works really well for fine details as well as larger areas. Red sable is the best type, as well.

demono69

I dont recommend using a tooth pick for the eyes because you dont want your guys to look insane and on the brink of going balistic... or maybe you do and in that case by all means use the tooth pick to make extremely small pupils and irisus.... if you can look at Shepard Pains how to build Dioramas the second edition and use that technique for the eyes. its what I do and it works great. and as for the belt and stuff, it just takes practice to develope a steady hand, then it dosnt really matter what size brush you use as long as it is small

If you purchase good quality brushes, you don't need the smallest size, in fact, a slightly larger size (00 or 0) will hold more paint, and as long as you look after the brush and maintain it's point it will paint the smallest details. Purchase only the best red sable brushes and keep them only for figure painting, being carefull to wash them thoroughly between uses and store them upright with protective sleeves on them.

You can also use toothpicks to do some of the detail work. Sharpen a toothpick with a razor and it makes a good point to dot the eyes with.

good luck,

I use a 10/0 brush on mine and i have no problems.