| Author | Message | ||
  drollere |
i haven't been able to turn up an explanation for the sizing numbers commonly used on watercolor rounds, and sometimes used on flats. worse, brushes of the same numerical size -- #12, #00, etc. -- are often different sizes across different manufacturers. anyone know what these numbers refer to, and why sizes vary across manufacturers? | ||
chris2 |
The reason that sizes change between manufacturers is because there are two sizing methods, 1) English and 2) European. European sized brushes are made larger than English sized. For example a size 6 European brush may actually equal a size 8 in an english equivilant. Winsor & Newton are English sized while Isabey are European sized. It just depends where the brushes are manufactured. hope this helps. chris. | ||
drollere |
thanks, chris2. i'm aware of the two numbering conventions: sizes still are inconsistent within either system, for example between a cheap joe's made in spain, an isabey made in france, a daniel smith made in germany, and a yarka made in st. petersburg (presumably, all on the euro system). and i still don't know what the numbers refer to -- unless #12 means "bigger than #10". | ||
chris2 |
well drollere, you got me there. i guess when you put things in the hands of humans nothing is ever consistent. one brush maker sees his brush as superior for having a big belly, while another sees his slender brush as perfect. it's just one of those inconsistencies of life that we shall never understand. i find that shoes work along the same lines...sometimes i'm a size eight, others a size seven. go figure. | ||
drollere |
thanks for the laugh, chris2. after thinking about it, i realized your analogy to shoe sizes (not to mention shoe styles) is probably right on! |
