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Is it just me or can a good paint brush not be found? It seems years ago the cheap brush was better quality than the expensive brushes today! I have tried the bag of cheap brushes and  expensive name brands, artist bushes etc... I clean them immediately and treat them like your suppose to, but find they fray loose their points quickly and need to be replaced or your project turns out horrible. I dont expect them to last 30 years but it just seems they should last longer than a few projects, am i wrong? What brands do you guys use? They all seem to have 1 thing in common, china.
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Not sure how detailed you are trying to get, but I have had good luck with the craft store brushes that come several to a bag for around $8-$10 or so (I think, been a while since I bought any). I have not had good luck with the brushes that cost several $ each. I don't recall the brands, I think they were just store brands or the usual old generic Asian made stuff. I don't see real well anymore so my detailing is not as good as it once was. Could be one reason the brushes seem to be working?

You didn't say what kind of painting.  I use chip brushes for latex base coats on scenery, etc. (doing a mountain this morning, speak of the devil).  But for detail, quaility painting, I have found nothing better than these.  They come in various packets from six to 25 brushes.  I have nine and have reused them for several years.  They seem to do fine with acrylic, oils, or watercolors.  

 

http://www.amazon.com/Aqualon-...tists+detail+brushes

I mostly use acrylic. Paint structures made of model quality wood, styrene, resin and plaster. Im not like a 3rd grader art project mash the brush. Been building for years. I can go to my paint brushs that are 20 years old and they are in nicer shape than brushes 6 months. Even the tiny brushes used for painting fine details end up fraying or tip forms to one side. I have tried the cheap bag of 10,000 brushes for a quarter as well as spent $10-15 a brush. I dont have a problem spending money for a quality item, i'm tired of spending more money for the same brush because it has a lacquered handle and 2 gold stripes. I have not mentioned any names of brushes because it is not my intentions to bash a manufacture. I'm surely not the only one who thinks the quality of brushes have gone down the drain? I'm up to try any brand, just tired of painting a fine line and have "curb feeler" marks along side my line. Thanks for any input to try.

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