For each brush shape there exists many sizes, from 0000 right up to size 24. By and large, you would use:
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mid-size brushes for adaptability,
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small-size brushes for detail work, and
- large-size brushes for painting extensive regions and washes.
You’ll see that a few paintbrushes would have short handles while others would have longer handles. Brushes with longer handles are valuable for easel work or painting backgrounds; when you need to paint from a distance. It enables you to keep an eye on the whole picture as you keep on stroking.
One should begin with mid-sized brushes (sizes 6 to 8) and after that branch out as indicated by the necessities of your work of art style and the adaptability of your financial plan. From the smallest to the biggest, the sizes are: 20/0, 12/0, 10/0, 7/0, 6/0, 5/0, 4/0 (0000), 000, 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30. Below is given the paint brush sizes graph for both round and flat brushes for your study.