tip of the 
tail of a mouse - that I reserve for final details, most of my paintings do not 
require this level of detail.</p>
<p>My recommendation, then, is to have a couple of relatively large brushes - 
from most manufacturers, this means numbers in the teens - that you can switch 
between (light and dark or warm and cool) for much of the painting. Also a 
couple of medium sized ones you can use the same way. And if you do get a brush 
numbered 1 or 0, do not expect to use it much.</p>
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