Not sure which paintbrushes you should choose? Don’t worry, we're here to help! Just keep reading to discover the difference between three of Neef's fantastic brush series, and which styles are best suited to you.

Neef has been supplying the highest quality brushes for the most demanding artist since 1988. Their artists’ brushes are hand made with exceptional care and attention to detail given during the manufacturing process. These high-quality brushes will last years with proper care and use. 

Green 95 Series

Neef’s Green 95 Series Stiff Synthetic brushes are a fantastic premium brush choice for both acrylic and oil painting. They are a stiff and resilient synthetic brush that holds shape well, and is soft yet firm, with excellent control. Like all Neef brushes, if cleaned and stored correctly this brush will give years of painting pleasure.

Red 140 series

Neef's Red 140 Series Hog Bristle Brushes are fantastic for oil painters of any skill level, from beginners to professionals, available at an economic price. 

Blue 1550 Series

Neef’s Blue 1550 Series Premium Interlocked Hog Bristle Brushes are a fantastic brush choice for professional oil painters, with interlocked bristles that help the brush retain its shape over time, and allows for the smooth and responsive application of paint. Only the highest quality Chungking bristles are selected to retain the best result, with an oven heated mould to give the bristles a greater spring.  

Brush styles 

FLATS - The Flat brush style features a flat ferrule with a square end 

BRIGHTS - The Bright style features a flat ferrule with a square end. It has shorter hair length than the flat style, and is great for making distinct definite marks. 

FILBERTS - The Filbert style features a flat ferrule with rounded hair end. A versatile brush that gives a softer finish than the flats or bright. 

ROUNDS - The Round style features a round ferrule with round pointed hair. A very popular brush (as are the filberts) with tonal painters. 

FANS - Fan-shaped brushes are great for adding highlights in grass and foliage. They are also good for blending. 

Brush care

Clean with turpentine or brush cleaner after painting, and form into shape using Vaseline after cleaning. (Be sure to wash the Vaseline off your brush before use).

Brush cleaner 

Chroma Incredible Brush Cleaner

The Chroma Incredible Brush Cleaner is a superb soap for cleaning and maintaining all your fine brushes. It cleans and preserves natural or synthetic brushes, and easily removes acrylic, oil or lacquer, even dried paint that’s years old.

Zest-it 250ml - Acrylic Brush Cleaner and Reviver

Bring your brushes stiff with acrylic paint back to life with the Zest-it Brush cleaner. This easy-to-use product features a pleasant citrus scent, simply clean then rinse with soap and water or wash under the tap.

Art Spectrum 150ml - Brush & Hand Cleaner

Art Spectrum Brush & Hand Cleaner is a multiuse, gentle cleanser used to help to clean your art brushes, hands and other art supplies with ease. Its non-toxic and solvent-free formula is soft on the skin but tough enough to combat paint and grime left on your hands and art supplies after a long day of painting. From acrylic to oil paint, this brush & hand cleaner can be used to remove even hardened paint from your brushes leaving them soft and ready for their next use. This is a must-have for any painter saving your skin and brushes from abrasive cleaning.

Gamblin Gamsol 500ml

Gamblin Gamsol 100% Pure Odourless Mineral Spirits is a safe, high quality, cleaner and solvent. As all the harmful aromatic solvents have been removed, this product is ideal to use in classrooms or as an alternative to turpentine as it is non-toxic and odour free. It’s fantastic for cleaning painting tools including brushes, knives, palettes and work stations 

Brush washer

Mont Marte Stainless Steel Brush Washer

The Mont Marte Stainless Steel Brush Washer is an invaluable accessory for artists and provides a quick and convenient way to clean and dry your brushes. The stainless steel spiral handle suspends brushes in turpentine or water, protecting brush bristles to give them a longer life. This spiral also allows brushes to be suspended in air to dry when the washer is empty. The mesh screen in the bottom of the washer provides a semi abrasive surface to clean brushes and also allows sediment to settle in the base so water or turpentine can be reused for cleaning.

Mont Marte Twin Compartment Brushwasher Bucket

The Mont Marte Twin Compartment Brush Washer is an invaluable accessory for artists and provides a quick and convenient way to clean and dry your brushes. It is a practical accessory for acrylic and watercolour painting. The Plastic Twin Compartment with Lid Brush Washer features 12 holes on the rim for holding brushes upright to dry. This includes 6 different sizes. The lid can also be used as a palette.  One of the compartments has a ribbed section for thorough cleaning and the other one with slanted grooves for resting brushes in water while working.

  
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Happy creating!