I started Minotaur Hobbies as a way to give back to the hobby and community I love, and I wanted to offer the best possible painting tools imaginable. My first go-around was a line of sable brushes, which I thought were better than synthetics, and at the time, they were. Now, after two years of development, I can say that these innovative techno-synthetic brushes are leagues ahead of anything else on the miniature painting market. 

So what are synthetic brushes? In short, they're plastic bristles made from synthetic polymer. Like spaghetti, they're extruded through a die into long strands and cut to size. That means most synthetic brushes are too uniform, too smooth to hold paint like natural hair, and have a habit to warp and curl after use. If you've tangled with low-quality white nylon and yellow taklon brushes, you know plastic bristles don't hold up and often end up in the garbage after just a session or two.

But these techno-synthetic brushes ain't like that, baby. We're talking specially-blended polymers, we're talking multidimensional filament, we're talking abrasive micro-grit for added surface tension. These brushes are built to better mimic real hair, and have every advancement in synthetic brushes all rolled into one. And! They're cheaper than natural hair and cruelty-free, which is awesome—awesome to the max!

Premium techno-synthetic brush set.

These brushes aren't made from your typical nylon synthetics, but a unique process that uses a special blend of material and incorporates micro-grit agitators to give texture to the bristles to better hold and transfer paint and lend rigidity and snap to the bristles, while still being soft and pliable—better mimicking real natural hair brushes.

Brush soap and dualblade paint spatula.

Minotaur Brush Soap has become a favorite of professional mini painters. It also comes in an absolutely chonker 100g tub, so you won't run out and have plenty of surface area to clean and condition your brushes.

The dualblade paint spatula is here to help you with textured paints and glue, so you don't mess up your fancy Minotaur Synthwave brushes.

And, get the free Minotaur Hobbies mascot, Minotauro, STL free!

Sculpted by the fantastic Rakovendetta studio in Zaragoza, Spain.

I've gotten thousands brush sets into the hands of people want to level up their paint game. And I've learned a lot. 

The most important thing to me is that people are happy. I want to make the best stuff to help people enjoy and excel at the hobby I love so much. The most critical part of launching a new line of products is QA, and I learned that the hard way. After a few stumbles, I was able to work with my US brush manufacturer, in business for over a hundred years, to resolve any issues and help teach the little old ladies who hand-make each brush what miniature gamers are looking for in a paint brush (turns out they weren't tabletop players)—what we want is a great point and a good snap in our brushes. 

I'm SUPER excited to bring quality synthetics to you. These brushes are more sustainable, cruelty-free, and easier to procure than natural hair. And now you don't have to sacrifice quality (or a poor weasel) for great paint brushes.

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