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As we all know, brushes come in a variety of materials, shapes, and sizes.Most brushes have a handle, a ferrule (the object holding the bristles), andbristles made of synthetic or natural materials.The bristles have a length (measured from the ferrule to the tip) and a width(measured where the bristles exit the ferrule),but what's the brush number?This article describes the brush size numbering system that oftenappears on the handle of paint brushes.

Basically, the numbering system is meant to order the sizes of brushes.The system begins at 0. Larger brushes are signified by increasing wholenumber values. Smaller brushes are signified by increasing the number ofzeros. The smaller sizes are often abbreviated with a slash notationending in '/0' and having a whole number for the number of zeros.Hence, the following two ordered ranges are equivalent:

Winsor & Newton brushes. From left to right: 000, 0, 2, mini 2, mini 0, mini 00.

The most common brush sizes range from 000 (small) to 24 (large). But there's a little more to it than that. Not all watercolor brush types use this numbered rule! To help make things clear in your mind I’ve put together this watercolor brush size chart - It’s available to download as a. Brush style: Brush styles typically include 'Wall,' 'Trim' and 'Sash-Trim.' Wall brushes are usually flat-bottomed and wide, about 3' to 6'. Trim brushes are also flat-bottomed but are thinner and narrower, usually 1' to 2'. Sash-trim brushes are cut at an angle and are usually 2' or less in width. A short-haired, synthetic-bristle flat brush will hold less paint than a long-haired, mixed or natural-hair brush. The flat brush in the photo has hog hair, which holds paint well and, being stiff, is ideal for leaving brushmarks in paint should you wish to do so. Brush width is measured on the hair just above the ferrule and sizes have been rounded to the nearest 1/32'. Refer to these charts when choosing Blick brand brushes only. Blick brush size chart 24 (11/16') 20 (9/16') Flat, Bright, Filbert, Egbert Brush Width Chart. Title: brushsizechart. .See price list for details on stocking locations. 5 Paint Applicators Varnish PPG28495/EA 1½' 2 3/8' 1/2' PPG28495 6.26890-CIEJFe PPG27493/EA 2' 2 3/8' 9/16' PPG6030 6.26890-CHEJDb PPG27494/EA 2½' 2 5/8' 5/8' PPG6030 6.26890-CHEJEi PPG27495/EA 3' 2 5/8' 11/16' PPG6030 6.26890-CHEJFf PPG28496/EA 4' 3 1/8' 11/16' PPG28496 4.26890-CHEJGb White China Bristle Brush.

This photo shows a series of brushes from manufacturer Winsor & Newton(warning, this site requires the Flash 5 plugin).To the left of the U.S. penny are round sizes 000, 0, and 2.To the right is their 'round miniature' brush sizes 2, 0, and 00.As you can see, similarly numbered brushes are about the same size atthe ferrule, but even two round shapes can have different bristle sizes.There is no standard measurement system that the industry must follow.The comparison of round brushes to other shapes,and the introduction of metric and imperial measurementsmakes these numbers inconsistent between manufacturers.One site states that these measurements are roughly 1/32 of aninch, another site states 1/6 of an inch, and another states 1 mm.This table gives a common summary

Size	Round Size	Flat/Other Size
5/0	<<1/64'	<<1/64'
4/0	<1/64'	<1/64'
3/0	1/64'	1/64'
2/0	<1/32'	<1/32'
0	1/32'	1/32'
1	3/64' 2.7mm	2/32' 5.3mm
2	2/32' 3.1mm	3/32' 6mm
3	5/64' 4.2mm	4/32' 6.5mm
4	3/32' 5.5mm	5/32' 9.2mm
5	7/64' 6.3mm	11/64' 10.1mm
6	4/32' 7mm	6/32' 11mm

Some better suppliers perform their own brush size measurements.Blick Art Materials has somegreat reading material on brush sizes, shapes, and materials at:

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Most miniature painters use a variety of brushes.The size of the brush generally determines how much paint you can loadand carry to your miniature, and how much paint is applied tothe miniature - the width and rate of paint application.For 15 and 28 mm miniatures, the brush sizes 000 through 2 are mostlikely the sizes you will use, with perhaps one or two other sizes forpriming and dry brushing and top coating.Be aware that the brush size notation is arcane and inconsistentfrom manufacturer to manufacturer.

More miniatures-related articles are atDan Becker's Miniatures and Models site.Thanks for stopping by and reading about my miniatures.

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