Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

very good with acrylic paint

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

Bought these from a local art store. Person at the store sait they'd be the last ones I'd ever buy. After about a month of regular use, they splayed, and I haven't been able to use them since. Basically useless.
I am very particular about keeping paint out of and away from the ferrule, but the still degraded like a cheap winsor and newton synthetic.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Filbert Series TT42:

I'm not sure what the person was talking about in one of these reviews about the paint clumping up in these brushes. I think they either don't know how to use a brush correctly or using the wrong paint. These brushes are seriously a great deal. A lifetime guarantee, solid construction, great performance, and a price far below average, makes these brushes an unbeatable deal. I have supplemented some of the sizes not available with Winsor and Newton Artist Acrylic brushes, which feels like identical synthetics. I love these brushes also but lack the guarantee that the Titanium brushes offer.

I highly recommend these to everyone, old and new, novice and pro.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

I first bought this brush from a local art supplier for full retail price and found that it was a very fine brush for all my painting needs. Then I found them online here and have saved lots of money. I just love the way the brush moves across the canvas. I dry brush and scrub a lot and these brushes take it nicely. I do keep them and all my brushes very clean. The short handle versions don't have the spring or stiffness that their longer handled ones have so I don't tend to use them as much. I do wish they came in smaller sizes though. I only use filbert brushes for all my paintings.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

oil painting, keeps their shape.

Comments about Robert Simmons Short Handle Titanium Brushes:

Keeps their shape, sharp and controllable, easy to clean. Love the short handled ones. Wish they had smaller brushes too.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

PROS:
* Synthetic bristles, so no animals are harmed to produce these.
* Stiff, springy bristles are nice for thicker oil and heavy body acrylic paint.
* Coarser bristles leave visible brush strokes, if you're into that.
* Decent points on rounds, although not as sharp as a sable/taklon brush.

CONS:
* Bristles clump together and leave wide gaps in the brush surface, which is particularly annoying on the flats, shaders and filberts. I don't use those brush tips as much because it's annoying to massage out the bristles to get rid of the gaps.
* Bristles leave grooves in the paint, which may not be what you want if you're used to soft, smooth sable/taklon brushes.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

GREAT BRUSHES at any price. Hold up to rigors of Oil painting but not too stiff to work in water color also. These are my new favorite brushes.

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

I work in water mix oils and the brush works even and smooth.
Even when you don't get the paint mix quite right you still are able to proceed as you ordinarlly would. Keep the brush
clean and it will work and look as new. I have gone thru a lot of others and I will not go back.Norm

Comments about Robert Simmons Long Handle Titanium Brushes:

I use this brush with acrylic paint on canvas. Size 10 or 12 flat. I like a stiff brush, and do dry brush and a lot of rubbing. It's OK for all of this, but the handle feels too light to me. The problem I have is the metal ferrel is loose from the handle. I would have sent it back, but I couldn't be bothered with the effort. I just rammed the handle into the metal part, and hoped for the best. The Royal Langnickle Bordeaux brush is similar but exudes an all-around solid quality. I prefer it much more for about the same price.