How is a da Vinci Artist Brush Made?
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2016
- How do you make a handmade, natural hair brush for artists? Join artist Kim Fjordbotten, owner of The Paint Spot, as she tours da Vinci brush manufacturing in Nuremburg Germany. “Stay tuned at the 5 minute mark. It’s my favourite brush shape!” say Fjordbotten. What else would you like to know about brushes? Let us know in the comments below. You can always test these brushes during your next visit to the store. (From the da Vinci brush making tour of 2016)
I enjoyed watching this video! Thank you! The natural hair brushes were waaay expensive for me, but now I respect the price of Da Vinci brushes, considering all that hard and neat work of the people working for this company.
Thank you. That was a beautifully presented and well made film. I enjoyed watching that.
+kirvesmies Gosh thank you! It is amazing what can be done with just a little phone.
Interesting! Thank you for sharing. I have used DaVinci brushes and now appreciate them even more! 😊
Wow! That was cool to see how the brushes are made. Thanks.
+Nancy Woolever Thanks for watching! It amazed me to see how many hands made a handmade brush. I certainly can see and appreciate quality now.
Awesome video! I love seeing how my favorite types of brushes are made!!
Indeed! Thank you for your order :)
That's the best and only video,that explains the quality and the price tags! I just ordered a Da Vinci Maestro 35 in n6 and can't wait to get it in my hands after this! Raphael,Da Vinci and Isabey,are probably the top 3,with Escoda and Princeton close the top 5!
Very interesting. Always wondered how they were made. Thanks for showing us.
i love my recent da vinci maestro brush, they are extra exquisite !! recommended for every watercolor lover! : )
Awesome video 😁
This was a great video! Keep up the great work! I love these factory, how it’s made videos and watercolor swatching.....I can watch watercolor swatching all day long.
Edit: can you add your website to the description? Thanks!
I've always wanted to see how brushes are made. So Cool. I am starting a new blog documenting my watercolor learning experience. Could I link your video in the post about how I chose my watercolor brushes? Of course full disclosure and credit will be given to you. I will even let you see the post before I publish so you can approve and/or correct anything if need be. Thanks for this awesome video. What a treat to go there and see in person.
+Jennifer Bujanos Yes, please share. It is important that artists understand their tools. Thank you!
I LOVE ALL OF MY DA VINCI MAESTRO KOLINSKY SABLE AND SQUIRREL MOP BRUSHES!!!
Wow, amazing video! I am making a paintbrush in my woodshop class at school and this video really helped me understand how the handmade paintbrushes are made. If you have any tips for my project please comment. Anything helps!
Out of curiosity, how did that go? :) I'm also looking to make a paint brush.
Amazing, i didn't know what to expect before seeing the video but didn't expect to see sooooo many people and machines. I don't own any of your brushes yet (because of price tag though now i can see you have great costs to cover) but after seeing this i will have to order some. Cheers.
We have brushes to fit every budget. da Vinci and Princeton have budget smart brushes too.
I quit using synthetic brushes 30+ yrs ago. To date, I have 3 brushes that are a blend but they are for oddly specific jobs. IMHO, a natural brush is more important than having top-of-the-line watercolor paper. Although I really wish someone would makes short-handle filberts! Thanks for the video
Time to search for alternate hairs. Plant fibers, own hair..
Human hair makes terrible brushes; no point, no spring. Synthetic hair is part of the petroleum-plastic industry and arguably worse for the planet. Animals are at least renewable resources. Proper management and saving their environmental would make the animal’s life better.
@@ThePaintSpotEdmonton animal hair doesn't make a good point, mix brushes do. mix human with synthetic it will work and no animal will be harm.
Me: Im not sure if Im not worth it to use those fancy brushes
Her: wait what, what? You dont think your art is good enough yet?
Me: OMG HOW DO U KNOW? DO U READ MY MIND OR SUMTHIN?
They are cheaper than Winsor Newtons but are they just as good?
I personally like them more than the series 7
What kind if glue is pumped into the metallic tubes containing the brushes’ tip ? Cuz some glue would actually burn the hair
I am not sure what you mean. It is not hot glue. I am sure these expert brush makers select the perfect glue depending whether hair is synthetic or natural.
@@ThePaintSpotEdmonton i guess I misspelled sometthing and its mixed up lol, yeah ofcourse its not super glue or hot glue, super glue will burn the hair of the brushes, thats why im asking, then what kind of glue do they use not to burn the hair?
I think the glue it polyurethane glue. I have just started making my own brushes, and researched alot.
@@sarahwaghorn6906 *taking notes* ✍🏼 i will try and get one to see if it reacts with hair, and thank u for sharing!! Tell us how it goes with u too!
@@fukurokun33 I’ve made quite a few now. I use epoxy glue for bunching the fibres together as not using a ferrule, I drill a whole or use willow with a removable centre in the wood/branch. Then used a polyurethane glue and wow they are solid in there. I’ve loaded some photos on Instagram my username is @sarahwaghorn15 come find me over there.
Was that Britney Spears making brushes in the thumbnail?!
There was blank tape at the end. Why speed up the tape and then leave a blank at the end?
If you would like to make your own brushes a person can order online the various size ferrules and handles. Good quality hair can be found at your local beauty shop or barber. Tell the owner the type of fiber you prefer and have that customers hair place into a bag. You want the bottom four inches of new growth. Other natural bristles can be found by contacting hunters, fur garment makers scrap, and road kill. Raccoons and skunk are fine.Remember to get a glue that is insoluble in water and paint solvents.
Human hair is too brittle, blunt, and inflexible to be a practical option.
Da Vinci buyers scrutinize and reject hair/pelts. Some years the choices are too poor. Quality hair is hard to find due to climate change, loss of habitats. The fact the trapping is not a desirable career choice anymore is also why natural hair is rare and expensive.
Try making brushes yourself as unique tools for mark-making.
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The bulbous handle is wood , the brush yes I use my brushes for years I paid enough for that. Plastics were around in the 1950,s apparently I watch mocassionly pickers and they find all sort s toys from 1950,s and sell them on 0ccasionally not moccasionally
Nice
#ankitartroom
Why squirrel hair brushes are so popular among watercolour artist?
Did she just neg us at the end? :/
+Beep Yup a little sarcasm to see if you were listening. Often artists buy the cheapest materials for budget reasons. I certainly do. But sometimes we don't buy the quality we should because we are waiting for our art or talent to improve first. As described in the video, a good brush is a full participant in your success.
Happy Painting, Kim
A l'heure actuelle, on crée de superbes pinceaux synthétiques qui n'ont rien à envier au petit gris ni à la martre. Si j'aime peindre, je répugne à ce que l'on tue pour me le permettre
Hope they have a good work dental plan. Seeing them use the string with their teeth makes me cringe. But great to see how they are made and makes you appreciate the price a little more knowing they are still handmade and not machine made.
I am willing to sacrifice my newborn son for your brush section.
;) I have built my collection over a life time. But one or two good brushes are really all that is needed.
"theres no need for harmful detergent" 🤣
so its OK to kill animal for the hair, but its a NO to use detergent.
ok.
I can see why these brushes are costly. The dear old man does not wish to mechanize and wishes to feed his employees at the purchasers expense. Watching the workers using their mouth as a tool reminds me of Asia. I am sure that the quality is very good but to survive they must mechanize or limit their market to artists who can afford the impending labour costs.
very informative , I don't care if I use animal hair or synthetic I care about the quality of work I produce. Plastics are most toxic thing for our environments , so I think it's better to use a natural hair in the long run for all concerned we don't contaminate the earth hence more wildlife. And I hope the bunny hungers don't use mobile phones or any plastic products the process to make a battery alone and the waste is staggering
Love seeing the process but omg he licks the brushes. Gross. I’ll have to clean everything better now that I see this. Ugh
You should fire your camera man. This is about brushes, fur, hair, threads and yet non were captured.
Finger painting why the disdainful tone? Our early ancestors made remarkable cave paintings all over the world, they did not use brushes and few natural pigments ,that was over many thousands of years, maybe I was naive thinking the hairs were plucked somehow without hurting animals. As for animals being a renewable resource, I disagree animals are not disposable surely to it is not beyond brush manufacturers to make synthetic paint brushes entirely. Synthetics hairs have come a long way. Plastic is useful when recycled but when those people who given the task to turn it into something don't do their jobs , there are fisherman commercial and domestic who do not dispose of plastic lines, if recycling was done wholesale there would be no need for new plastic products to be made we are all responsible for this because people are too lazy to take their rubbish or trash home to dispose of properly.! Is too expensive for plastic to be bio degradable , they did do this ,when did they stop? I still have my my previous mobile phones , mobile phones parts are recycled because of gold and other components. As I said before if people disposed of it by recycling or taking it home when travelling ,it only takes a bit thinking. I know that there is a knock on effect , there are people in Asian countries who recycle plastic to earn themselves a little to,survive. It is a a huge problem because some are not willing to do their . Sorry a bit long winded I have just bought a Da Vinci synthetic mandolin , could someone explain how I hold ,it has bulbous handle ,is it flat side into thumb . It was a good film ,informative.
Synthetic is plastic and I think we can all agree the plastics industry harms the whole planet - even with effective management.
to much time spend on brush this peeple sufers more than artists in the way they are true artists.
Maro Kriste There are no makers suffering to make brushes at the da Vinci brush manufacturing. It is beautiful and bright with lots of natural light. It is clean. Their lunchroom has home cooked meals. Yes it is repetitive work and every person seems a specialist in what they do. Notice there are a lot of women working here too. They take such pride and care in their work. I left wishing I could work there.
#thepaintspot wrong exsspresion i seed wrong too much time and efford to do best
why dont they use horse hair?, a friend use to shave the tail of his horses to sell the hair i think that's more humane and keeps the quality of natural hair, maybe they should consider it for the evolution of their brand
+Haxy Quinn Yes, they do make horse hair brushes. The stiff hair is not suited for many art techniques. Horse hair is often found in dusting brushes, faux-finishing, and even for pastel blenders. In the past, the hair found on vacuum cleaner brush accessories.
:) nice thank you i understand better now
For one it doesn't make such a good brush. Kolinsky is vastly superior. Horse hair doesn't have the sharp point, spring, control, etc. But it's not more humane to shave horses anyway. Those animals have already been killed and fur coats have been made from them. I'm assuming you didn't know that. I think you'd agree it's wasteful and kind of disrespectful to throw away the leftover tails that make excellent brushes, and instead bother a living animal to make poor-quality ones.
Oh noooo! 😢 Poor animals. Thank you very much for information. I'm sure nobody needs those, when there's great synthetic brushes. Stop killing animals for nothing.