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Vegan watercolor brushes

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Ragdolly said #1 Dec 25, 2010 at 11:59pm

Does anybody know where I can get some vegan watercolor brushes? Are there any other vegan artists out there? A couple of my brushes are made of animal hair, but I have seen teflon watercolor brushes. I just don't know where to find them online and if I did find them online, there's no guarantee that the glue used to make them isn't ya know, tested on animals or even made of them. Years ago I heard glue's made of horse stomach.


Do you think it'd be all right if I continued to use the brushes I have?


What about my watercolors? :s

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Ragdolly said #2 Jan 21, 2011 at 12:01pm

Just thought I'd announce to other artists that Arches watercolor paper uses gelatin to size it.


I am switching to Yupo watercolor paper. It's made of polypropylene.


Synthetic art brushes can be found at almost any art store.


Although finding a vegan watercolor pallet/set remains a problem.


I have intentions of contacting Yarka watercolors, but IDK what they can tell me. I'll let you know what they say.

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Ragdolly said #3 Jan 21, 2011 at 5:40pm

This is the email supposedly from Yarka watercolor company, but it says it's from a person and it does not say what products. I find this kind of random, brief and unspecific:




Hello,



This is to confirm that our products do not contain any animal bi-products.



Sincerely,



Jackie Brady


Jack Richeson & Co. Inc

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