Originally Posted by
Alraz
That Mantic video is a gem, I have learned so much from it, definitely a favorite of mine. Besides the obvious points made in regard of the soap to water ratio, I would like to add that if you increase both soap and water at the same time, you may end up in a similar situation. However as Fbones says, there is a critical amount of soap that you need to use that is determined by your particular conditions: soap, brush, water and technique. Start with enough but not too much soap and then start adding water in small quantities. It is often easier at first to keep the amount of soap constant and add water. It is not impossible to make good lather after you have added to much water but it is certainly harder. I would also like to point out that new brushes, particularly boar brushes, take some time to break in. Until then, lathering may not be as efficient as you would like. One thing that has helped me in the past to speed up the process of breaking the brush in is to put some soap and lather on the palm of my hand for sometime while I watch TV :).
Al raz.