[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-/guides/best-brushes-for-miniatures":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":136,"date":137,"description":138,"extension":139,"heroImage":140,"intro":141,"lastUpdated":137,"meta":142,"navigation":143,"path":144,"related":145,"seo":148,"shopSearch":149,"stem":150,"tags":151,"__hash__":152},"guides/guides/best-brushes-for-miniatures.md","The Best Brushes for Miniatures (2026)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":128},"minimark",[9,13,18,47,51,54,74,82,86,95,99,119],[10,11,12],"p",{},"A good brush does more for your painting than almost any other purchase. You do not need many - two or three good brushes beat a tub of cheap ones - but the right brush, well cared for, transforms how paint behaves.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"synthetic-vs-kolinsky-sable","Synthetic vs Kolinsky sable",[19,20,21,29],"ul",{},[22,23,24,28],"li",{},[25,26,27],"strong",{},"Synthetic"," - cheap, durable, and fine for basecoating, drybrushing and rough work. Modern synthetics (like the Army Painter Hobby range) are genuinely good for beginners and a sensible place to start.",[22,30,31,34,35,38,39,42,43,46],{},[25,32,33],{},"Kolinsky sable"," - natural hair that holds far more paint and snaps to a razor point, giving you longer strokes and finer control. The choice for detail and fine highlighting. ",[25,36,37],{},"Rosemary & Co Series 33",", ",[25,40,41],{},"Winsor & Newton Series 7"," and ",[25,44,45],{},"Artis Opus Series S"," are the community favourites.",[14,48,50],{"id":49},"the-sizes-you-actually-need","The sizes you actually need",[10,52,53],{},"You can paint almost everything with three brushes:",[19,55,56,62,68],{},[22,57,58,61],{},[25,59,60],{},"A size 1 or 2"," for basecoating and general work.",[22,63,64,67],{},[25,65,66],{},"A size 0 or 1 detail brush"," for fine lines and edge highlighting.",[22,69,70,73],{},[25,71,72],{},"A cheap old brush"," dedicated to drybrushing and metallics (which destroy good brushes).",[10,75,76,77,81],{},"Bigger is often better than smaller - a size 1 sable holds a fine point ",[78,79,80],"em",{},"and"," enough paint to actually work, where a tiny 5/0 dries out mid-stroke.",[14,83,85],{"id":84},"look-after-them","Look after them",[10,87,88,89,94],{},"A good sable brush lasts years if you treat it well and dies in weeks if you don't. See our ",[90,91,93],"a",{"href":92},"/guides/brush-care","brush care guide"," - never let paint dry in the ferrule, and use brush soap.",[14,96,98],{"id":97},"tips","Tips",[19,100,101,107,113],{},[22,102,103,106],{},[25,104,105],{},"Buy one good detail brush"," before a set of cheap ones.",[22,108,109,112],{},[25,110,111],{},"Never drybrush or paint metallics with your good brushes"," - keep a cheap synthetic for that.",[22,114,115,118],{},[25,116,117],{},"A bigger sable holds a finer point"," than a tiny one - don't go too small.",[120,121,125],"affiliate-shop",{"label":122,"search":123,"tid":124},"Shop miniature brushes","kolinsky sable miniature brush","best-brushes-for-miniatures",[10,126,127],{},"A single good detail brush is the best upgrade most painters can make.",{"title":129,"searchDepth":130,"depth":130,"links":131},"",2,[132,133,134,135],{"id":16,"depth":130,"text":17},{"id":49,"depth":130,"text":50},{"id":84,"depth":130,"text":85},{"id":97,"depth":130,"text":98},"Buying Guides","2026-06-28","A guide to the best brushes for painting miniatures - synthetic vs Kolinsky sable, the sizes you actually need, and recommended brushes at every budget.","md","/images/guides/best-brushes-for-miniatures.webp","Synthetic vs sable, the sizes you need, and what to buy",{},true,"/guides/best-brushes-for-miniatures",[146,147],"best-paint-for-miniatures","brush-care",{"title":5,"description":138},"miniature paint brush set","guides/best-brushes-for-miniatures",null,"k-Xh2AEwDsXvLrW7eXsvhpxT6s5sxocIuICM_lMQCUw"]