The Starter Brush Set

The Starter Brush Set contains 5 Gary Jenkins Pigment Power Brushes in a professional black case.

Round Brush
This brush is made of quality Kolinsky sable hair. It is similar in shape to the Skript Liner, only the hairs are shorter. It is also shaped to a very sharp and precise point. This brush is used for painting detail such as long stamens in flowers, tiny accents in flowers, leaves and ferns, facial features in people, animals and birds. The Round Brush is also used for fish and feathers on small birds and details in landscapes. It is also a good brush to add your signature to your finished painting.

Skript Liner
The Skript Liner is made of very good quality Kolinsky sable hair. It is sometimes referred to as a liner brush. It has long hairs and comes to a very precise, fine tapered point. This brush is shaped perfectly to be used when painting long grasses, tree branches and twigs etc. The hairs are soft and have just the right amount of spring to them

Filbert Brush ½ inch
The Filbert brush is made of synthetic hair. This is basically an oval shape brush with a rounded end, similar to a cats tongue. This rounded profile is very helpful when painting small cluster or wild flowers, Daisies, Chrysanthemum petals, Geraniums, Sunflowers etc. This type of brush is also used when painting the large Exotic Bird Feathers. Leaves and ferns can also be painted with the Filbert.

Flat Brush ¾ inch
This is the most common shape and size brush used for the Jenkins style. It is made of synthetic hair and is squared off at the ends and come to a very sharp chisel edge. This brush is used mainly for the large flowers, such as Roses, Poppies, Lilies etc. Many different leaves are also painted using the Flat Brush. It is also sometimes used for oil painted backgrounds.

Mop Blender
This flat, round and fluffy brush is made from very soft, white goat hair. This brush is used often when painting the Jenkins style. The most common uses are blending colors of a background into one another, softening of flower petals and blending objects to achieve softness. One technique called “lost and found edges” can add depth and drama to your painting by blending some of the edges out-of-focus.

The Master Brush Set

The Master Brush Set contains all 11 Gary Jenkins Pigment Power Brushes in a professional black case.

Round Brush
This brush is made of quality Kolinsky sable hair. It is similar in shape to the Skript Liner, only the hairs are shorter. It is also shaped to a very sharp and precise point. This brush is used for painting detail such as long stamens in flowers, tiny accents in flowers, leaves and ferns, facial features in people, animals and birds. The Round Brush is also used for fish and feathers on small birds and details in landscapes. It is also a good brush to add your signature to your finished painting.

Skript Liner
The Skript Liner is made of very good quality Kolinsky sable hair. It is sometimes referred to as a liner brush. It has long hairs and comes to a very precise, fine tapered point. This brush is shaped perfectly to be used when painting long grasses, tree branches and twigs etc. The hairs are soft and have just the right amount of spring to them.

Filbert Brush 3/8 inch
The Filbert Brush is made of synthetic hair. This is basically an oval shape brush with a rounded end, similar to a cats tongue. It is helpful to have the smaller Filbert Brush when painting on smaller size canvasses. Many small leaves and ferns, and flowers as well as bird feathers can be painted using this brush.

Filbert Brush ½ inch
This Filbert brush is made of synthetic hair and shaped the same as the Filbert Brush 3/8 inch. The rounded profile is very helpful when painting small cluster or wild flowers, Daisies, Chrysanthemum petals, Geraniums, Sunflowers etc. This type of brush is also used when painting the large Exotic Bird Feathers. Leaves and ferns can also be painted with the Filbert.

Flat Brush ¼ inch
Made of synthetic hair this flat brush is perfect for many small objects where you need to get detail. This small Flat Brush is helpful when painting on very small canvasses. This brush works very well for portrait painting, very small flowers and leaves and detail in landscapes.

Flat Brush 5/8 inch
This Flat Brush has the same shape and characteristics as the other Flat Brushes. The brush is made of synthetic hair and is extremely useful when painting flowers on smaller canvasses. It also works well when painting landscaped and seascapes. It is always a good idea to include several different sizes of Flats into your brush collection.

Flat Brush ¾ inch
This is the most common shape and size brush used for the Jenkins style. It is made of synthetic hair and is squared off at the ends and come to a very sharp chisel edge. This brush is used mainly for the large flowers, such as Roses, Poppies, Lilies etc. Many different leaves are also painted using the Flat Brush. It is also sometimes used for oil painted backgrounds.

Mop Blender
This flat, round and fluffy brush is made from very soft, white goat hair. This brush is used often when painting the Jenkins style. The most common uses are blending colors of a background into one another, softening of flower petals and blending objects to achieve softness. One technique called "lost and found edges" can add depth and drama to your painting by blending some of the edges out-of-focus.

Flat Brush 1 inch
This brush is made of synthetic hair and is shaped like the other Flat Brushes. This is an excellent brush when painting on very large canvasses. The large size is ideal because it holds a lot of oil paint and covers a large surface in a short amount of time. When painting the Jenkins Style, this brush is used mainly for oil painted backgrounds. It is a very good brush for painting loose, large painterly strokes of color.

Background Bristle Brush 3/4 inch & Background Bristle Brush 1 inch
It is a good idea not to use your good oil paint brushes for the acrylic paints. These two brushes are made from natural white bristle. These bristle brushes were designed especially for applying acrylics. When painting the Jenkins style, these two brushes are used mainly when painting the abstract acrylic backgrounds and acrylic color washes.