Games Workshop Citadel M Dry Brush:Paint Brush

The Right Brush for Drybrushing

Drybrushing is one of the most satisfying techniques in miniature painting — a near-dry brush dragged across raised surfaces catches every edge and texture, bringing armour panels, fur, stone, and bone to life in seconds. The Citadel M Dry Brush is designed specifically for this technique. Its short, stiff bristles hold just enough pigment to hit the high points without flooding the recesses, giving you crisp edge highlights across entire squads or textured terrain pieces in a fraction of the time it would take with conventional highlighting methods.

Built for the Technique

The M (Medium) Dry Brush sits in the middle of Citadel's dry brush range — larger than the Small for covering broad areas like cloaks, armour plates, and large base textures, but controlled enough for unit-level detail work on infantry models. The synthetic bristles are cut flat and kept short to survive the firm, scrubbing motion that drybrushing demands. Standard brushes wear down quickly under this kind of use; a dedicated dry brush holds its shape far longer and keeps the technique consistent across a whole painting session.

Who Should Have This Brush

Any hobbyist painting at tabletop standard will get immediate use from a dedicated dry brush. It is one of the first specialist tools worth picking up once you move beyond base coating — and because drybrushing works across any miniature regardless of game system, this brush earns its place whether you're painting Warhammer 40,000 squads, Age of Sigmar warbands, Warmachine warjacks, or anything else on the workbench. New painters will find drybrushing one of the most forgiving techniques to learn: low stakes, fast results, and a dramatic improvement in model depth for very little effort.