Best mop art paintbrushes according to redditors

We found 2 Reddit comments discussing the best mop art paintbrushes. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

1. Wilson Bickford Signature Series - Scenery Brush 2"

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Wilson Bickford Signature Series - Scenery Brush 2"
This new line of Signature Series brushes has been hand-selected and developed by Wilson to perfectly complement his wet-on-wet painting techniques, with each specially-designed tool serving a number of purposes.A versatile assortment of brushes and painting tools hand-selected by master artist Wils...
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2. Loew-Cornell 3/4-Inch 270 Maxine Thomas Mop Artist Brush, Goat Hair

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Loew-Cornell 3/4-Inch 270 Maxine Thomas Mop Artist Brush, Goat Hair
Goat hair brushShort handle, painted wood handleFor intermediate, advanced crafters and intermediate fine artistsFor use with acrylic, watercolorSeamless, nickel plated ferrule
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Top Reddit comments about Mop Art Paintbrushes:

u/THREE_CHAINZ · 7 pointsr/MakeupAddiction

Loew-Cornell 270 3/4" Maxine's Mop (~$8 on Amazon)

It's made from goat hair, but because it's a paintbrush and not meant for the human face, it's not the softest thing in the world. I wouldn't call it scratchy, but if you have very sensitive skin this might be a bit too stiff.

However, I'm totally smitten with this thing. I've been searching high and low for the right shape of brush to apply and blend my cream contour and this guy totally fits the bill. It's suitable for powder products as well. And did I mention it was ^cheap^as^fuuuuck?

u/elbiggra · 1 pointr/HappyTrees

Hey there, I have some experience in trying to find quality cheaper alternatives. In fact, I could have probably bought several Bob brushes with the amount of money I spent trying to similar/cheaper ones. So, I found the closest the Bob brushes and absolute cheapest option is called Wooster Amber Fong Bristle Brush from Home Depot. They are "online only" but you can ship to store for free and It just takes a few weeks to ship.

I have the 1 in. Amber Fong Bristle Brush, the 2 in. Amber Fong Bristle Brush , and the 1.5 Inch Amber Fong Angle Sash Bristle Brush (similar to the Wilson Bickford Signature Series - Scenery Brush 2)

I have done 6 paintings with them and all three brushes worked exactly how the “real” ones are intended to work. I have found that the only drawback is that they shed more. That said, brand new Bob brushes seem to shed for about 4-5 paintings until all the loose hairs finally fall out.

Here is a video of me comparing the 1 inch and 2 inch with a brand new 1 inch and 2 inch Bob brushes so you can see for yourself (this was before I bought the 1.5 angle brush).

I think these brushes work super super super well for the price. That said, everyone would probably agree that the best way to learn is from using the right tools but If you’re on a budget these are an excellent alternative.

As far as paint goes, you do not want to go too cheap. You need thick paint. Anything too runny will keep you from executing the strokes and knife work correctly. This will result in you not learning the technique and leave you frustrated.

Bobs brand paint (Bobs Site, Blick, Jerrysartarama) is ideal

but

Winsor & Newton Winton (Blick, Jerrysartarama)

and

Gamblin 1980 (Blick, Jerrysartarama) will work too. I have tried using cheaper and it just doesn’t work.

This is just my opinion from trial and error. I am by no means an expert so take it with a grain of salt or is it sand?