hantremmer Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Does anyone have any recommendations for Japanese/Chinese style brushes? I had a go on Chinese calligraphy practise mat* and want to see what I can do on pots with oxides etc. There are many types on Amazon, so I'm not sure which to buy. I don't mind cheap and good since I'm not hung up on paying more for a brand. Thought I'd ask here because I'd be using it on pots, not paper. I'm OK with synthetic brushes too, since there'll be no cruelty involved. ideas? These are the kind of brushes I'm talking about: *You dip a brush into water and paint on the mat. The water turns black like ink, but then dries out and disappears, at which point you can paint again. I got one for 99p on eBay, but it arrived folded and crumpled. If I was buying again I'd get one that rolled up, even if it was a little more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rae Reich Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 How cruel is it to harvest brush hairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hantremmer Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 13 hours ago, Rae Reich said: How cruel is it to harvest brush hairs? I'm wary of anything to do with fur, especially in countries like China. We don't know how the animals are kept or treated; some brushes made with 'wolf hair' are actually made using weasel hair and my assumption is they'd be kept in very small cages. Sputty - Thanks for the links. I hadn't heard of those shops. I went with three goat hair brushes in small, medium and large from Jackson's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark C. Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Good brushes cost Money. I like them made from natural hairs-My favorite are skunk and deer and horsehair. I make my own skunk brushes that have laster 3 decades of heavy use. Grow my own bamboo handles as well.The best brushes are the ones you make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hantremmer Posted May 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark C. said: Good brushes cost Money. I like them made from natural hairs-My favorite are skunk and deer and horsehair. I make my own skunk brushes that have laster 3 decades of heavy use. Grow my own bamboo handles as well.The best brushes are the ones you make. This makes sense. But one doesn't want to spend a lot of money when one doesn't know what one's doing. I have ordered a broom head so I can try to make my own hakeme brush, based on this video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 18 hours ago, Rae Reich said: How cruel is it to harvest brush hairs? There used to be a long haired dog around Penland ... many, many people have made brushes from his tail hair ... you just had to rub and the dog shed hair. I guess he is semi famous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia Mud Research Posted May 26, 2018 Report Share Posted May 26, 2018 Around here we just use road kill fur (squirrels, deer, and occasional raccoon and armadillo) if the buzzards don't get there first. I use pine needles for hakeme brushes; have an endless supply from the yard. LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 19 hours ago, Mark C. said: Good brushes cost Money. I like them made from natural hairs-My favorite are skunk and deer and horsehair. I make my own skunk brushes that have laster 3 decades of heavy use. Grow my own bamboo handles as well.The best brushes are the ones you make. Do you bend the bamboo as it's growing, or steam it? I often save bamboo roots that have grown into a curved shape, they have lots of joints, but I've never tried bending my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 No bending.I drill a hole in the end and glue a loop of string so they hang to dry wrap the hairs with a nylon string tightly-use water proof glue on this end so hairs are saturated in butt end-you can dill the bamboo thru and continue this string thru handle or just glue the butt end into hollow end of bamboo. I posted photos of my brushes a few years ago. The key to long life is hanging them from the loop end to dry. I use mine almost weekly and they are still good 30 plus years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 I believe Shoji Hamada’s favourite brush was the one he made off his Akita dog. Depending on what you do I also buy quality watercolour liner brushes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/27/2018 at 8:39 AM, Rae Reich said: Do you bend the bamboo as it's growing, or steam it? I often save bamboo roots that have grown into a curved shape, they have lots of joints, but I've never tried bending my own. Sorry that question sounded dumb - my brain flipped to teapots when you said you make your own handles :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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