Premium natural sable brushes for miniature painters
Redgrass miniature painting brushes are made from the finest available natural sable hair, hand-assembled and shaped to hold a clean point from the first stroke to the last. Two sizes cover every stage of the miniature painting process: a versatile all-rounder and a dedicated detail brush. Each brush ships with a protective plastic cap to preserve the point between sessions.
Two sizes. Every stage of the miniature covered.
The RGG Brush range is built around two complementary sizes. Size 2 handles the bulk of a project, from base coats to layering and wet blending, while Size 2/0 takes over for the work that demands a needle-like point: eyes, fine lettering, edge highlights on small parts. Both sizes use the same natural sable construction, so the feel and balance carry across.
RGG Brush Size 2
The all-rounder. A generous belly holds a large volume of paint, giving you a smooth, consistent flow across wide surfaces. The tapered tip is precise enough for layering and basic blending. Use it for base coats, washes, blending, and any technique where you want to cover ground without losing control.
RGG Brush Size 2/0
The detail brush. Shaped to a fine, needle-like point that holds its edge under repeated loading. Designed for the work that requires absolute precision: eyes, gemstones, script, fine edge highlights, and any area where a larger brush would obscure your view of the model. The belly is slimmer, so paint delivery is measured and controlled.
Natural sable. Engineered for point retention.
Natural sable hair has two properties that synthetic brushes have not yet fully replicated: a microscopic surface texture that holds and channels paint, and a natural spring that pulls the tip back to its original shape after each stroke. Both properties degrade when a brush is poorly assembled or stored incorrectly. Redgrass brushes are hand-assembled to minimise the glue footprint at the ferrule, so the hair can flex freely and snap back cleanly for the life of the brush.
Each brush ships inside a rigid protective tube. Keep the tube. It preserves the point between sessions and during travel, which is the most common cause of tip damage before a brush ever touches a model.
Size 2: the brush you reach for first
Size 2 is the workhorse of the range. The belly loads enough paint for continuous coverage on armour panels, robes, and larger surfaces, but the tip tapers to a point fine enough for wet blending, controlled washes, and soft layering transitions. It is the size that sees the most use across the lifetime of a project.
Techniques that suit Size 2: base coats and undercoats on medium and large models, layering and glazing on broad surfaces, wet blending on cloaks and skin, controlled washes pooled into recesses, and drybrushing where a sharper brush would shed fibres. Pair it with a Redgrass Everlasting Wet Palette to keep your paint open for longer sessions.
The Size 2 is sold individually. Select it from the variant selector above to add it to your cart.
Size 2/0: the detail brush
Size 2/0 is where the work either succeeds or falls apart. Eyes, gems, script, freehand patterns, sharp edge highlights on armour trim: all of these require a tip that arrives at the right spot and does not wander. The needle-like point of the 2/0 gives you that placement accuracy, and the natural sable spring means the tip recovers its shape between marks rather than splaying under load.
Techniques that suit Size 2/0: eyes and facial features on 28mm figures, fine script and runes, gemstone freehands, two-brush blending on small surfaces, pin washes into tight recesses, and edge highlighting on narrow armour panels. Holding your model with a RGG360 Painting Handle while working with the 2/0 gives you the rotation control to approach detail from the optimal angle.
The Size 2/0 is sold individually. Select it from the variant selector above to add it to your cart.
Care and maintenance
Rinse the brush in clean water between colours and never leave it sitting in a water pot with the head submerged. Standing water wicks up under the ferrule and loosens the glue that holds the hair bundle over time.
After a session, work a small amount of brush soap through the head, reshape the tip between your fingers to the original point, and allow the brush to dry lying flat or standing upright in the cap. Do not dry it brush-head-down in a cup: paint and water collect at the ferrule.
When you are finished painting, replace the protective tube before storing the brush. A correctly stored sable brush retains its point for years. A brush left loose in a drawer rarely survives a season.
Specifications
Complete your painting setup
A great brush is most useful when it has reliable paint on it. The Everlasting Wet Palette v2 keeps acrylic paint workable for hours, so the Size 2 belly stays loaded with the right consistency throughout a long blending session. For fine detail work, the RGG360 Painting Handle holds the miniature at the right height and lets you rotate freely while the 2/0 is in your hand. The RGG Dry Brush rounds out the set for texture work and weathering effects that would destroy a fine sable tip.
Absolutely perfect, the brush is everything you need, pleasant to use, neither too soft nor too stiff, the paint reserve is good, and the bristle is of good quality if you take good care of it. It’s a must-have and, for me, the standard to use in the hobby.
Pretty decent for the price. It’s a very good balanced brush for the money, still have to keep trying for the longevity of it though – but so far it behaves well and keeps tip ok. It’s not top notch, but very close.
Smooth, durable and versatile. Holds a fine tip to pick out details and snaps back to its point after cleaning. Great tool for the hobby
Versatile brush, smooth release and fine point. Reliable for basecoating and layering.
I have used many brushes with this one to be a decent choice for its price its size is suficient for most miniatures and you can still paint details whiout the need to change to thiner brush. The brush stays sharp when you properly maintain the brush it a very good choice for a quality brush although many companies built fine brushes of equal quality for similar price.