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| Woman walking in Pashan, Pune. |
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| Street side vendor |
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| Push starting a three wheeled pickup. Pashan, Pune. |
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| Woman climbing Sinhagad. Sinhagad, Pune. Man on curb. Pune. |
I finally got around to purchasing a real sable brush. They are expensive. Made from the hair of the Siberian Kolinsky Sable, ( a type of a weasel), this brush cost me 27 Euros( about 37 USD). Size 8. A mid sized brush. Good watercolor brushes are characterized by three things. Firstly, their "Snap", ie the ability of the loaded brush to regain its pointed shape after applying paint to paper. So if you dabbed paint on a spot , it should immediately go back to its pointed shape ready to apply paint precisely at another place.
Second, its "Belly". The ability to hold water or paint so you can paint continuously without recharging it. The fatter the belly while still holding a point is desirable. Thirdly, "Point",the ability of the bristles to come to a needle point when you load up the brush with paint. You should be able to paint a hairline and with just some added pressure increase the width to about an inch ( on a Number 8 brush) and on releasing the pressure spring back to the hairline. A varied thickness of a brush stroke is very useful while painting.
My new brush does this all exceptionally well. I hope I don't screw it up by being sloppy in its care.
All drawings above from memory.
