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Premium Chungking Hog Bristle Oil Paint Artist Brushes

Premium Natural Bristles
Made from Chungking high-quality hog bristles, rigorously selected and traditionally boiled process to enhance durability, resilient, and paint-holding capacity.
Nickel-plated Copper Ferrule
The core is made of copper (providing weight and flexibility), with a nickel plating (offering luster and corrosion resistance).  
It connects the head and the handle, protects the internal structure, and balances the weight distribution.
Birch Wood Handle
The surface is finely sanded and lacquered, delivering a smooth and refined texture with almost no perceptible wood splinters.

    Product Introduction

    Folcai’s Premium Chungking hog bristles Artist Brushes has significant advantages in oil painting creation, especially suitable for artists who pursue specific picture effects and brushstroke expressions:

    1. Strong and durable bristles
    This hog bristles have a firm and elastic texture, capable of withstanding repeated application of thick oil paints. They are particularly suitable for the Impasto technique and the accumulation of pigments.
    And it is more resistant to solvent (such as turpentine) corrosion than synthetic hair and is less likely to deform or split after long-term use.

    2.Unique brushstroke expression
    ● Rough Texture : Hard bristles leave distinct brushstroke marks, making them suitable for depicting the rough textures of trees, rocks, coarse cloth, etc., or for creating dynamic brushstrokes in an impressionist style.
    ● Fork Design : Some boiled pig bristle brushes deliberately retain the natural forks of the bristles, which can create a loose "flying white" effect when drawing, adding layers to the picture.

    3.Excellent color control ability
    ● Large pigment carrying capacity : The gap between the bristles is relatively wide, allowing for the dipping of more pigment. It is suitable for large-scale coloring or direct application of pigment by scraping.
    ● Blending ability : Hard bristles can effectively mix the base and surface pigments on the canvas, facilitating the color transition in the Wet-on-Wet method.

    Painting Brush Sizes and Shapes

    Brush Shapes: Flat / Filbert / Round / Fan
    Flat Number: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24
    Filbert Number: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24
    Round Number: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24
    Fan Number: 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16

    Painting Brush Applications

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      1. Landscape painting
      - Sky / Clouds : Filbert Shape (softening edges) + Fan Shape (diffusion of clouds and mist).
      - Tree Branches and Leaves : Fan Shape (fluffy leaves) + Flat Shape (trunk texture).
      - Reflection on the water surface : Fan Shape 
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      2. Figure painting
      - Skin : Kolinsky Sable hair round shape (smooth transition) + hog bristle hair (beard, wrinkle texture).
      - Clothing : Hog bristle hair flat shape (coarse cloth texture) or synthetic hair brush (silk luster).
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      3. Still life
      - Metal/Glass : Soft brush strokes reflect light, and bristle brushes brighten the high-gloss edges.
      - Fruits/Flowers : Filbert Shape represents the arc-shaped volume, and the round and detail shape Outlines the stem thorns.

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