Watercolor Brushes by Brand - Artist Grade

Blick's Master Series offers the highest level of craftsmanship and the finest quality of materials! The same Kolinsky sable hair used for our Master Series Watercolor range is mounted on long handles for use by oil painters.

The best winter Siberian Kolinsky is selected, hand-formed, and especially memory treated to preserve their initial shape long into the future. The finest brush for fine brushwork.

The best winter Siberian Kolinsky is selected, hand-formed, and especially memory treated to preserve their initial shape long into the future. The finest brush for fine brushwork.

The sturdier, fuller hair of the male kolinsky is subtly but perceptively firmer than our studio sable, allowing greater control of the stroke. The hair is formed with extreme scrutiny and glued into seamless nickel-plated brass ferrules.

Fine handmade brushes with excellent snap and unsurpassed resiliency. Short handle brushes are used with all media. Seamless, cupro-nickel ferrule. Sizes to 12. 8-brush set also available.

This oval wash brush is made of pure squirrel hair for maximum color capacity.

Step up to real Kolinsky Sable sourced from the cold northwest region of Asia. The natural snap and the impressive capacity of these brushes are their hallmark. Slightly softer than our Blick Master series, they impart a lush wash, and a pleasing point.

Maintain excellent control using Da Vinci's finest all-around sable rounds. The Harbin Kolinsky round is responsive and resilient. It points beautifully, and has a high water-carrying capacity. Series 1526 Round.

Da Vinci's Maestro designation is reserved for brushes manufactured using male winter Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable fur. These are top-of-the-line brushes. The extra sharp needle-like point and longer tapered hair length result in faster action at the tip.

Da Vinci's Maestro designation is reserved for brushes manufactured using male winter Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable fur. These are top-of-the-line brushes. The extra sharp needle-like point and longer tapered hair length result in faster action at the tip.

Da Vinci's Maestro designation is reserved for brushes manufactured using male winter Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable fur. These are top-of-the-line brushes. The extra sharp needle-like point and longer tapered hair length result in faster action at the tip.

Escoda's Kolinsky Sable Bright is an extraordinary brush. It is rare to see such a luxurious fiber in a Watercolor Bright of this size, but no other fiber can deliver such performance. A brush that any professional watercolorist will treasure.

Escoda's Kolinsky Sable Pointed Round is a marriage of beauty, form, and function in brushes. Snappy pristine Kolinsky hair is delicately hand crimped into a nickel brass ferrule. The short, blue, lacquered wood handle offers control for detail work.

The Escoda Kolinsky Sable brushes are a marriage of beauty, form and function. Snappy pristine Kolinsky hair is delicately hand crimped into a nickel brass ferrule. The short, blue, lacquered wood handle offers the control needed for detail work.

Named after the exact location in Siberia, the Kolinsky-Tajmyr Pointed Round is unusually resilient, holds sharp points and crisp edges, and has terrific color holding capacity. Tufts are beautifully shaped of fine and evenly sized hairs.

Beautiful craftsman-made Isabey Stradivarius sable and squirrel brushes are made for watercolor, but great for fine details in oils. The Isabey 6729 has a sable tuft and is referred to as the "designer's brush."

Premier Kolinsky sable holds a needle-sharp point every time and resists splitting. These extra large brushes are a superb value for professionals and beginners alike.

Winsor & Newton have created a brush perfectly matched to their Artists’ Watercolor paints. Excellent color carrying capacity, ability to point, and spring back into shape are noted features of the “new classic” watercolor brush series.

Considered by many artists to be the world's best brush. Has finest hair from tail of kolinsky. With polished black handle and seamless, cupro-nickel ferrule. 5-brush set also available.

The Sable 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.

If you value the good pointing, color handling, spring, and smooth application of natural sable with the durability and value of synthetic brushes, the Sapphire line is for you. Appropriate for all media. Use the long handled brushes for easel work.

If you value the good pointing, color handling, spring, and smooth application of natural sable with the durability and value of synthetic brushes, the Sapphire line is for you. Use the short handled brushes for fine art and decorative painting.

Winsor & Newton's Sceptre Gold brushes combine sable hair with a special blend of synthetic fibers to produce a brush that approaches the performance of pure sable, yet at a moderate price!

Escoda takes great care in curing their brush hair so that what results is a tool that offers remarkable spring and resilience. The short, lacquered red wood handle offers superb control. It's attached to the brass ferrule via a triple crimping process.

Escoda's pony hair brush holds a generous amount of paint, for liberal application of water and color. Their special curing process results in a brush that has remarkable resiliency. Tapering to a point, this round lends itself to sketching and outlining.

Superior flexibility and color absorption are the hallmarks of this exquisite brush that renders your watercolors wondrous. Highest quality pure squirrel hair provides a consistent brushstroke that's perfect for softening edges and shading.

Beautiful craftsman-made Isabey Stradivarius sable brushes are made for watercolor, but great for fine details in oils. Isabey's Series 6730 is called "The Colorist" because of its exceptional paint load capacity, which allows for even strokes of color.

These gorgeous pure squirrel hair pointed round locks are fixed with hand-tied quills to this unique chiqueter brush. The brush features a long, round, black handle.

These gorgeous pure squirrel hair square-edged locks are fixed with hand-tied quills to this unique chiqueter brush. The brush features a long, round, black handle.

The highest level of quality and craftsmanship! The striking look of this brush is combined with the craftsmanship built into all our Master series watercolor brushes.

Good-quality, easy-to-care for watercolor brush, with short, varnished, natural handle and a seamless, nickel-plated ferrule. Same synthetic filament as Wonder White, dyed reddish-gold.

The best value in our line! Premium "Sableine" Synthetic in up to five diameters gives this brush great fluid capacity and a soft responsive touch that mimics Sable convincingly. The hairs are dyed to give a more natural appearance.

Holds more water than any other synthetic. Large belly tapers to a fine point. The blending and placement of 5 different diameters of fine synthetic filaments make it perform like natural hair. The long-lasting, high quality fiber has an energetic spring.

Nova Synthetics differ from other golden synthetics in their enhanced ability to hold water and color. These brushes are offered in a wide range of shapes and sizes. All feature nickel-plated, seamless brass ferrules that are resistant to rust.

The Tadami brush from Escoda is one of the finest crafted brushes in the world. The synthetic mongoose filament simulates the feel of mongoose hair, which has been a favorite of painters for centuries. The brush head is stiffer than most synthetics, so

The Tame synthetic is Escoda's finest synthetic sable for watercolor. The painting edge, snap, and color carrying capacity of this brush are outstanding. The short fiber length gives great control to painters who like to use bright brushes.

Escoda Teijin fiber is a synthetic with thicker fibers for work with heavier bodied paints. It's a great brush for painters using gouache, egg tempera, and even acrylic paints. The Teijin fiber is maroon colored and holds its shape and edge well.

Escoda Toray Gold is the finest quality synthetic fiber available for artists working with watercolors. Slightly stiffer than the Toray white, it keeps an excellent point and edge for a soft, yet controlled application.

Escoda Toray White is one of the finest quality synthetic fibers available for artists working with watercolors. It keeps an excellent point and edge for a soft, yet controlled application. Escoda cures each brush to improve spring and resilience.

An excellent value, the American Painter by Loew Cornell is a legend among artists from coast to coast. Designed for use in decorative painting, ceramics, fabric arts and crafts.