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Renaissance Ink Paint Brushes
I just love to come home and find free stuff sitting on my door step! This time it was from Renaissance Ink and contained a sample of their new line of brushes. If you've haven't heard of Renaissance Ink yet you will. Every few months they expand their product line and instead of coming out with something everyone else has, they do it better. They first surprised me with their flocking gels, then their paints and Dr. Martian Inks. Now their new line of brushes in no exception.
Their new brushes are being produced by Scharff. Not knowing of the company I decided to do a little research on them and the feed back was shocking. I've never heard such praise for a brush company before. Scharff has been producing quality brushes for fine artists for years. Currently, Renaissance ink is only selling Golden Taklon synthetic brushes, but soon they will also offer red sable brushes. This review is focused on the Golden Talkon variety.
At first glance I could of sworn that these were natural hair brushes. Whenever I think on synthetic bristles I think of nylon brushes. I had no idea anyone could produce such a high quality synthetic brush. Apparently the paint brush industry has made giant leaps of technology while I wasn't looking. Looking at some of my other brushes made me realize that I've been using the same type of bristles for a while now, I just never noticed before.
The brushes are soft, yet hold a point for quite a while, they have yet to bend. I've only been playing around with them for about two weeks now, but if these were Polly brushes, the tips would already been hooked. Durability is a major characteristic when choosing a brush and so far they stand up to my brutal punishment.
One type of brush they offer is the Cat's Tongue. Its a flat brush with a round tip and its used for drybrushing. Have you ever been drybrushing and noticed the paint going on uneven? That's because the paint tends to concentrate in the corners of the brush. The Cat's Tongue eliminates this problem by eliminating the corners on the brush. The smallest Cat' Tongue they offer is the "mini" which is about a size 1. The largest offered is a one inch brush! This would be perfect for those giant terrain projects.
Along with the standard round and Cat Tongue, they also offer two sizes of flats and three Chisel Point brushes. The chisel Point brush have an angled tip. I've never used them before, but I guess they are used for painting hard to reach flat surfaces on a model.
Overall, Renaissance Ink offers some very good quality brushes. I would give them an even higher rating if I knew how long the tips last. I'll have to update this review when or if they start hooking. Comparing them to the brushes you'll typically find at hobby stores such as Armory or Polly they win hands down. They are just slightly higher in price than the others and much better quality. Another winning product from Renaissance Ink.
If your interested in any of these products, you can write or email Renaissance Ink at:
Renaissance Ink
335 Torrance Avenue
Vestal, New York 13850
Email: JWIRTH4702@aol.com