It worked really well as a dry brush and speeded up this stage of the painting quite a bit. One of these was a big and soft Games large shade brush. Tip: Dry brush sizesĭuring the month or two that these guys have been sitting on my painting desk I acquired a couple of “new” brushes. Spend the time building up the layers, rather than giving into temptation and going too bright too quickly. It’s worth being patient here – while the dry-brushing is pretty tedious, it’s also easy and doesn’t require much attention.

Next, I began applying multiple layers of dry-brushing – starting with a very grey and adding in some white to lighten the tone with successive coats.