Top of the range Kolinsky Sable brush from Raphael of France. Made to very high specifications this professional brush has a fine point and full body. Seamless nickel-plated brass ferrule and its distinctive orange tip. A brush to treasure. The hair, which has a golden red fawn appearance, has incomparable vigour, springiness and elasticity. Thanks to it's flag, it is the perfect bristle for precision work and fine details. It is the ideal extra-fine hair for all artists' brushes, but historically it's price has been higher than gold.youtube=O_A7qKAlmJk - Raphael's Kolinsky Sable brush (8404) in action

Pro Arte Series 26 Squirrel Mix Brushes are an economical brush range made from a blend of natural squirrel and pony hair. Suitable for a variety of mediums, these brushes are perfect in the classroom and for craft projects. The brushes feature seamless aluminium ferrules with metallic blue polished short handles and rounded tips.

The Pro Arte Sable Brush Set contains six brushes from the Sable brush range. These brushes offer an affordable and excellent quality range of brushes that will benefit both experienced and beginner artists.

Sable brushes are well-known as one of the best paintbrushes that an artist can get. Made from the hair of the kolinsky, these brushes are often used by the best artists for their quality of picking up and dropping paint as well as their abilities of precise control. This affordable set would offer a great introduction to anyone looking to try the Sable range.

Brushes in this set: Round - 3/0, 0, 2, 4, 6.

COSMOTOP-MIX B round.Composition of the classical natural hairs combined with synthetic fibre.So-called silver ferrule.Short blue lacquered esagonal handles.International sizes No. 0 to No. 30, as well as No. 40, without sizes 7, 9, 11 and 28.

Watercolour brush.A great mix of holding ability, control and price.A new brush unique to daVinci, the CosmoTop Mix is a combination of Kolinsky Red Sable, Russian Blue Squirrel, and Russian Fitch (Black Sable), along with small amounts of synthetic hair. This brush features the benefits of the finest natural hairs for watercolor: the pointing and edging of sable, the water-holding capacity and wash strokes of squirrel, and the stiffness and durability of fitch. This series provides an excellent opportunity for painters to buy large brushes at a great price. A brush for the future. Seamless, nickel-plated brass ferrules are rust-resistant. Round: Large reservoir belly continually supplies the brush tip with color. The largest sizes maintain their points and their large bellies can be used for mop techniques

Specifications.

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VERSATIL is the perfect synthetic alternative to Kolinsky sable. Designed with versatility as its main feature, VERSATIL really lives up to its name with exceptional snap, superior absorption and fluid retention. It is excellent for use with both watercolour and oil/acrylic, allowing artists to create fine details as well as providing superior performance for colouring larger areas and background. VERSATIL is an exciting new addition to the synthetic brush world. Ferrule Diameter: 0.50mmBrush Head Length: 6mm

In conjuction with Sennelier, Botanical Artist Billy Showell has carefully selected 4 brushes which she feels are a useful introduction for artists wanting to create botanical paintings.

Billy Showell's Eradicator brush is used to lift unwanted colour and is extremely useful for botanical painting and watercolour painting in general. It is also very good for working on finer details that involve flat colour.

The Raven is a short handled watercolour mop brush which is made from synthetic squirrel hair. It has an excellent take-up and release of water and holds a lot of paint which will enable you to produce long, flowing strokes. The larger sizes are especially useful for creating big washes of colour without having to reload your brush with pigment or water. The hair is soft and holds its shape really well, it retains a really nice point which will be ideal for finer detail. This is a Size 3/0 Raven Mop, the second-smallest in the range. The length of the handle is 16. 2cm, the length of the bristles is 2. 3cm and the width of the ferrule is 0. 7cm. Please note that this synthetic brush does not contain any animal products, either in the varnish, bristles, paint or glue. Read more about the Raven brushes on our blog

In conjuction with Sennelier, Botanical Artist Billy Showell has carefully selected 4 brushes which she feels are a useful introduction for artists wanting to create botanical paintings.

Billy Showell's Devine Wash brush is very soft and holds lots of water for large flowers or fruit and veg paintings. It's fun to use and holds its shape well. It will take the stress out of laying on large water glazes. It's excellent for large wash backgrounds too.

Escoda Toray White is one of the finest quality synthetic fibers available for artists working with watercolours.It keeps an excellent point and edge for a soft, yet controlled application. Escoda cures each brush to improve the spring and resilience of the hair.The short, green lacquered wood handle is triple crimped to the nickel-plated brass ferrule. The nylon filaments vary in diameter to allow for a more natural appearance. Ferrule Diameter: 6.9mm Brush Head Length: 28mm

A synthetic brush with remarkable similarities to sable hair. It not only imitates its colour, but it also its spring and absorption of liquids. Thanks to the perfect combination of three different diameters and three lengths in the fibres, the brushstrokes created are indistinguishable from those made by natural hair. Ferrule Diameter: 2.45mm Brush Head Length: 7mm

PETIT GRIS MIX Water colour brush round.Mixture made from squirrel hair and a synthetic squirrel imitation fibre.So-called silver ferrule.Waterbased transparent lacquered esagonal handles.International sizes No. 1 to No. 30 without sizes 7, 9, 11 and 28.



Technique

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Material

Squirrel and imitation fibre



Brush title

water colour brush



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PETIT GRIS MIXpetit-gris pur



Shape

round

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The "Foliater" brush was designed for Pro Arte by the well-known watercolour artist Stephen Coates. It features a semi-circular ferrule, which produces a unique bristle profile. The brush-head is also trimmed diagonally, so that the brush produces an irregular, dappled effect when loaded with paint and stippled lightly across the surface of watercolour paper. This makes it easy to mimic the natural fall of light on the foliage of distant trees and bushes.The brush head contains a mixture of hog bristle and racoon hair. The hog bristle allows the brush to be stiff enough to stipple and 'punch' the paper and the soft racoon hair has a great water-holding capacity, making it ideal for watercolour painting. The Pro Arte Stephen Coates "Foliater" is available in three sizes - Small, Medium and Large - and as a set of three. This is a Medium.Ferrule Width: 10mmBrush Hair Length: 19mmyoutube=qxNc6uSqxK8

MAESTRO water colour brush, extra long and pointedly shaped Siberian Kolinsky red sable hair from selected male winter tails so-called silver ferrule short black polished esagonal handles English/American sizes No. 3/0 to No. 24 two millimeter longer in visible hair length as series 10; From size 12 up, the series 10, 11 and 35 are packaged piece by piece in a special gift box, which includes also some pure soap for the care of these precious brushesSometimes referred to as a designer brush, this is a very popular brush amongst floral artists.All hair used in daVinci natural hair watercolor brushes is dressed and prepared in the daVinci factory by skilled artisans who turn over the prepared hair to experienced brushmakers for hand shaping. In this way, quality standards are assured from raw material to finished brush. Kolinsky Sable rounds point and snap with unmatched resilience and strength. The reservoir, or belly, of the brush recharges the tip. The Maestro designation denotes the highest quality Selected Winter Male Kolinsky Red Sable hair from the Tobol river region in Eastern Siberia. In this region, hair from male, winter tails grows the longest and strongest due to the extreme cold. Expertly shaped, these brushes are unmatched for spring, resiliency, color- & water-carrying capacity and their ability to hold a sharp edge or point. They are excellent for precise, controlled brush strokes, detail work, illustration, and restoration. Each brush features a durable, seamless, nickel- or gold-plated brass ferrule.



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Da Vinci Casaneo Watercolour brushes are made from synthetic Kazan squirrel hair and are vegan and animal-friendly.Designed for use with watercolour or fluid acrylics, the Casaneo line possesses both the springy elasticity of Kazan squirel hair and its high paint-holding capacity. Available as flats, rounds, pointed oval, mottlers and wash brushes.The Series 5598 Round comes in the following sizes: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30. The synthetic hairs are mounted on their short, black, polished esagonal handles by means of an imitation silver ferrule. This is a Da Vinci Casaneo Series 5598 Round Size 4.

Professional quality Kolinsky-Tajmyr Sable watercolour brush. Higher quality hair than standard Kolinsky Sable, these brushes offer excellent holding capacity, fine point and retainable shape. This brush comes highly recommended at a price very favourable when compared to other brushes in their class.

Ferrule Diameter: 2.02mm

Brush Head Length: 13mm

An almost perfect imitation of squirrel has been achieved with this artificial hair. Thanks to the special fiber in this Último series, extraordinary softness and a capacity to retain liquids is achieved which is virtually the same as that found in the natural squirrel hair. The Último series could become a synthetic hair benchmark to gradually replace natural hair in the future. Ferrule Diameter: 15.8mm Brush Head Length: 41mm

The blend of filaments used to to create Gold Nylon brushes is specially selected to ensure excellent snap, fine points and sharp edges. These brushes are extremely durable and easy to clean.

VERSATIL is the perfect synthetic alternative to Kolinsky sable. Designed with versatility as its main feature, VERSATIL really lives up to its name with exceptional snap, superior absorption and fluid retention. It is excellent for use with both watercolour and oil/acrylic, allowing artists to create fine details as well as providing superior performance for colouring larger areas and background. VERSATIL is an exciting new addition to the synthetic brush world. Ferrule Diameter: 8.20mmBrush Head Length: 32mm

Da Vinci Micro Maestro brushes are designed for marking fine, exact detail. They are made from high-quality Siberian Kolinsky red sable hair. They provide excellent handling and the short black polished handles are designed to have a good grip and to prevent rolling. They have silver belly bands at the edge of the ferrule so you can locate the correct brush quickly.

Anna Mason is a self-taught, professional watercolour artist specialising in realism and botanical art. She received a RHS Gold Medal and Best in Show award in 2007 and is an elected member of the Society of Botanical Artists.'My technique makes a lot of use of the tiny brushes and that means they tend to wear down more quickly than the bigger brushes in my set. Now you can order a top up of the smaller brushes to ensure you're always producing your best work with a beautiful sharp-pointed brush.’This is a selection of 6 Synthetic Brushes, ideal for watercolour painting. The set includes:2 x Pointed Spotters in sizes 3/0, 0 & 1 Other Anna Mason products include:Anna Mason Synthetic Watercolour Brush Set of 5The Modern Flower Painter: Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in Watercolour book by Anna MasonAnna Mason Watercolour with WOW Set : 23 Colours & Metal Palette Box Read our interview with Anna Mason on our blog here

MAESTRO water colour brush, round Siberian Kolinsky red sable hair from selected male winter tails so-called silver ferrule short black polished handles standard sizes No. 10/0 to No. 36 and No. 50 From size 12 up, the series 10 and 35 are packaged piece by piece in a special gift box, which includes also some pure soap for the care of these precious brushes

Made from carefully selected hair from the winter coat of the Siberian Red Kolinsky Sable. These particular hairs are so valuable that they are only used in this series of the Da Vinci range. The large sizes are sometimes unavailable due to the scarcity of the larger hairs.

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MAESTRO water colour brush, extra long and pointedly shaped Siberian Kolinsky red sable hair from selected male winter tails so-called silver ferrule short black polished esagonal handles English/American sizes No. 3/0 to No. 24 two millimeter longer in visible hair length as series 10; From size 12 up, the series 10, 11 and 35 are packaged piece by piece in a special gift box, which includes also some pure soap for the care of these precious brushesSometimes referred to as a designer brush, this is a very popular brush amongst floral artists.All hair used in daVinci natural hair watercolor brushes is dressed and prepared in the daVinci factory by skilled artisans who turn over the prepared hair to experienced brushmakers for hand shaping. In this way, quality standards are assured from raw material to finished brush. Kolinsky Sable rounds point and snap with unmatched resilience and strength. The reservoir, or belly, of the brush recharges the tip. The Maestro designation denotes the highest quality Selected Winter Male Kolinsky Red Sable hair from the Tobol river region in Eastern Siberia. In this region, hair from male, winter tails grows the longest and strongest due to the extreme cold. Expertly shaped, these brushes are unmatched for spring, resiliency, color- & water-carrying capacity and their ability to hold a sharp edge or point. They are excellent for precise, controlled brush strokes, detail work, illustration, and restoration. Each brush features a durable, seamless, nickel- or gold-plated brass ferrule.



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Da Vinci Casaneo Watercolour brushes are made from synthetic Kazan squirrel hair and are vegan and animal-friendly.

Designed for use with watercolour or fluid acrylics, the Casaneo line possesses both the springy elasticity of Kazan squirel hair and its high paint-holding capacity. Available as flats, rounds, pointed oval, mottlers and wash brushes.

The synthetic hairs are mounted on their black lacquered handles by means of a plastic quill.

Princeton: Best Synthetic Sable watercolour brushes are made with a blend of golden taklon hairs in a variety of different diameters. Developed for Princeton by master Japanese brush-maker Naohide Takamoto, these brushes take the 'Tak' from Takamoto to give the ‘taklon’ fibres their distinctive name. Princeton brush fibres, though made with synthetic bristles, have the appearance of genuine sable hairs. The fibres are held in place with a golden ferrule and the handles are fashioned from marbled red hardwood (the wash brushes have clear acrylic handles). This brush style absorbs water easily and paints supple strokes with a natural snap. Princeton brushes in the 4050 Series resist even the heaviest of painting wear and always return to a tight point or crisp edge after use.

Almost 20 years ago, Princeton’s Series 4050 brush was the first synthetic sable available for artists. This synthetic sable is now a popular, widely produced style of paintbrush, but the Series 4050 brush has never been equalled in quality.

Dala Golden Taklon brushes contain a reddish gold filament that resembles red sable bristle. They are soft, quality synthetic brushes. Flat brushes are versatile and straight edged. Suitable for blending colours, applying washes and glazes. Produces broad strokes with sharp sides.