I'm learing to dry brush. I'm curious what kind of brush is best to use? I think the smaller, fine brushes to not carry enough paint? I have a hard time keeping the highlights to the exact part I'm working on... a rivet for example. I find small streaks on the armor surrounding it. Too much paint I take it?
Are there better paints to dry brush with? Oil over enamel or arcylics?
Thanks! This site has added leaps and bounds to my modeling abilities.....

Not sure about the what paint is better than others, but I bought a dry brush, paint brush from Micro Mark...and it seems to work well....not sure if others have tried it or not....basically its just a paint brush with a tapered point....I guess you could really cut your own down, rather than buy a specific paint brush.

I will use a wider soft brush. The width depends on the area, for small areas I use one that is about 5mm wide. For larger areas and diorama stuff I get as big as 1cm. For all - the brush if flat ended and soft.

You want to get as much paint out as you can, my 'touch' when drybrushing is very light. This will avoid the streaks.
I haven't ventured into oils for dry brushing (yet). I use arylics and dip in a small amount then wipe it off pretty vigerously on a paper towel. Then lightly go at the kit. I'm a huge fan of 'do many layers, vs one big layer' Easier to correct as you go.

I have the same brush that Scott is talking about and I too think it's great! The nice thing about the edges is that you don't run into the problem that you can with flat brushes of leaving streaks from the edges pushing slightly harder on the model.

Thanks for the tips. I think it may just be the Tamiya paint I was using. It seems to dry too fast, making me keep more on the brush.... you know the rest.....

I use the same methods as described above, though I use an old brush that I modified for dry-brushing. I cut the bristles short, about a 1/4" in length. This stiffened the brush up a bit. I believe the stiffer brush prevents the paint from getting into the lower details by gliding over the those areas on the model. A soft brush is more likely to get in there.