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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 499553" data-attributes="member: 527">Inexpensive brushes, especially nylon brushes tend to do this.&nbsp; I dont think you can really fix it.&nbsp; But, inexpensive brushes are fine while you are getting the hang of painting.&nbsp; A lot of people recommend the Windsor Newton Series 7 brushes; my favorite brush after all these years is one of these.&nbsp; They are darn expensive though, so a bit of practice with brush-care goes a long way.&nbsp; Once you get past the point of wrecking brushes by getting paint in their bases and other bad things though, buy yourself a really nice brush.&nbsp; A good brush properly cared for will last forever and it will always be great to paint with.&nbsp; Do you use a wash of color for shading?&nbsp; I generally prime my stuff gray, this gives a good base for all paint to stick to.&nbsp; Once I've sketched out some of the rough colors, I will often give certain areas a dark wash to fill in the shadows.&nbsp; Washes are great for filling in places your brush cant get to.&nbsp; Another trick I use is to wash the whole figure black after priming.&nbsp; This fills in the shadows and crevices also, but it also brings out the detail.&nbsp; I see details that I might miss on a flat figure and am able to understand the figure better for painting.&nbsp; &nbsp; I use Testors Dullcote.&nbsp; Glosscote is a bit more durable, but I havent perfected the technique of Glosscote + Dullcote that leaves the figure dull; I always get a SemiGlosscote result.&nbsp; ;-)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 499553, member: 527"] Inexpensive brushes, especially nylon brushes tend to do this. I dont think you can really fix it. But, inexpensive brushes are fine while you are getting the hang of painting. A lot of people recommend the Windsor Newton Series 7 brushes; my favorite brush after all these years is one of these. They are darn expensive though, so a bit of practice with brush-care goes a long way. Once you get past the point of wrecking brushes by getting paint in their bases and other bad things though, buy yourself a really nice brush. A good brush properly cared for will last forever and it will always be great to paint with. Do you use a wash of color for shading? I generally prime my stuff gray, this gives a good base for all paint to stick to. Once I've sketched out some of the rough colors, I will often give certain areas a dark wash to fill in the shadows. Washes are great for filling in places your brush cant get to. Another trick I use is to wash the whole figure black after priming. This fills in the shadows and crevices also, but it also brings out the detail. I see details that I might miss on a flat figure and am able to understand the figure better for painting. I use Testors Dullcote. Glosscote is a bit more durable, but I havent perfected the technique of Glosscote + Dullcote that leaves the figure dull; I always get a SemiGlosscote result. ;-) [/QUOTE]

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