You could paint an entire miniature with a single brush — there are no rules at the hobby desk. But picking the right brush for each job makes everything easier: base coats go down faster, details come out cleaner, and you spend less time fixing mistakes. Here’s a simple guide to choosing brushes, using our two ranges: the standard Hawk Kolinsky sable brushes and our walnut-handled Micro & Gaming brushes.
Stuart Mack of Miniature Realms paints Cachtorr and Bologs, the classic 1990 Trish Carden Giants of Albion for Warhammer: The Old World, using our Micro & Gaming Kolinsky sable brushes. Watch the full video and find links to the set.
Alex Paints paints the Warhammer Orks: Boyz + Paints starter set as it comes out of the box, then explains why a set of natural sable brushes from Hawk is the upgrade that will not break the bank.
Stuart Mack of Miniature Realms has put our Micro & Gaming Kolinsky sable brushes through a full painting project. Watch his short review, see what impressed him most, and find links to the full 12-brush set with or without the case.
A good Kolinsky sable brush is an investment — and, looked after well, one that lasts for years. How to clean, reshape and store your brushes, what destroys them, and how to revive a splayed tip.
Natural Kolinsky sable or synthetic? Both can produce beautiful work, but they behave differently. A clear, practical comparison of point, paint capacity, spring, durability and cost — and how to choose the right brush for the job.
Alex Paints puts the new Warhammer Intercessors + Paints starter set through its paces. His first upgrade recommendation for anyone who buys it: a natural hair brush from Hawk Miniatures.
Alex Paints has bought an embarrassing number of brushes over the years. In this video he works out what actually makes a brush good – and Hawk Miniatures is the first brand he picks up.
A quick, realistic method for painting leather belts and straps on miniatures from Alex Paints – painted with a Hawk Miniatures size 0 Kolinsky sable round.
Alex Paints turns real questions from his Discord into a set of tips for new Warhammer painters. On brushes, his advice is to move to Kolinsky sable early – and he explains why he partnered with Hawk Miniatures to make that affordable.
