Eavy Metal Brush set and Master Class book

[Wildeybeast]

Can someone explain to me why these brushes are better than the standard brushes GW sells (other than the 'eavy metal branding)?

[Unzuul the Lascivious]

Ooo...do I need this though? Who cares, it's Xmas soon, someone will get it for me!

[wittdooley]

I don't know the specifics of the why, Wildy, but I can tell you from my pesonal use that the Kolinsky sable takes paint much more easily than the present Citadel ones (I actually like the citadel ones a lot, too). This is more important on smaller detail work, as the Kolinskys (or Romeos, etc...) will hold their point much better and you wont get those little 'globes' of paint on the end of the brush.

[Deadlift]

Can someone explain to me why these brushes are better than the standard brushes GW sells (other than the 'eavy metal branding)?

Kolinsky Sable takes first place in brush hair. It is the most desired hair in a water color brush, not used in oil or acrylic painting, but works marvelously for miniature painting. It is its ability to form a perfect point that makes it the most widely used brush hair by the most experienced miniature painters. While water color artists have to pay a dear price for the large Kolinsky Sable brushes they use, miniature painters are fortunate in that they only need little Kolinsky brushes which can cost as little as 5.00 online. Kolinsky Sable is very durable and has excellent paint holding ability. It holds a lot of paint and the paint does not come off until you want it to. (Compare that to a nylon brush which is too slippery and so the paint slides right off if you load it with paint.)

Quoted from this article I found

[url]http://www.dndlead.com/Painting/Paintbrushes.htm[/url]