Flat Brushes

Hand-selected and hand-cupped by skilled artisans, the highly resilient hair in Blick Masterstroke Pure Red Sable Brushes offers unsurpassed spring, snap, and control. Hand-glued into seamless, nickel-plated brass ferrules and crimped to gold-tipped, matte black, solid wood handles.

Redesigned to meet the standards of our other Masterstroke brushes, this professional grade of Golden Taklon is carefully engineered with tapered filaments to mimic the belly and point of natural hair.

The Interlocking Hog Bristle series is one of our finest brush lines, and the finest hog bristle you'll find. The very best craftsmanship goes into each brush, from the top-quality, hand selected white bristle to the accent of gold on the tip of the matte-black handles.

Easy to clean and exceptionally durable, this better grade of Golden Taklon is an excellent choice for oils and acrylics, because it stands up to solvents and acrylic paints very well.

Blick Scholastic Wonder White Brushes come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. White Taklon filaments deliver the texture and responsiveness of Red Sable, but are more durable after repeated exposure to paints and solvents. Blue gloss-finished handles; nickel-plated brass ferrules.

These very affordable brush sets are great for students, beginners, and the price-conscious professional. For good quality at a reasonable price, choose Blick Essentials Bristle Value Brush Sets — for every media, technique, and project.

The best possible natural bristle is bleached to a pristine bone appearance. Blick's Master Bristle is made a bit tougher than our Studio Bristle to satisfy more physical painters. Gluing is done by hand to ensure the best possible hair retention.

The full belly of the male Kolinsky in these brushes allows greater control and fantastic fluid capacity. The brush fibers are hand-shaped with extreme care and triple crimped to the Italian hardwood handle.

Hand-selected and hand-cupped by skilled artisans, the highly resilient hair in Blick Masterstroke Pure Red Sable Brushes offers unsurpassed spring, snap, and control. Hand-glued into seamless, nickel-plated brass ferrules and crimped to gold-tipped, matte black, solid wood handles.

The Interlocking Hog Bristle series is one of our finest brush lines, and the finest hog bristle you'll find. The very best craftsmanship goes into each brush, from the top-quality, hand selected white bristle to the accent of gold on the tip of the matte-black handles.

The Blick Studio Bristle is a truly beautiful, yet affordable brush, with our most impressive range of shapes and sizes. Unbleached natural bristle from China. A mid-level of firmness makes these the most spontaneous and expressive of our Bristles.

These brushes are made of pure, fine blue squirrel hair for maximum color capacity. The hairs of the round brush are blended with select A-grade goat hair to produce a brush that offers a new level of performance and value. More spring than pure squirrel.

Create wildlife animals more accurately. Seven new brushes, developed to precise specifications, help create more authentic fur, eyes, whiskers, and tails. Made from golden taklon, white taklon, or white bristle.

Da Vinci Impasto brushes are made with the thickest fibers available. Extremely strong and thick bristles make this line of brushes excellent for heavy body acrylics, oils, and water-mixable oils.

Da Vinci Maestro 2 Hog Bristle brushes are meticulously crafted, with extra strong, yet elastic double-boiled bristles to give more spring and longer life. The hand-shaped and interlocking bristles provide better color-carrying ability.

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.

A bristle brush designed for travel! The handles on these high quality studio brushes have been scaled down to easily fit into pochade boxes or painting sets. Each Plein Air Bristle Brush is crafted with premium artist Chungking bristle from China.

These brushes contain excellent Russian Red Sable hair from the Ussuri River region. They are excellent for precise, controlled brush strokes, detail work, and fine blending.

The Dynasty Urban FX brush series is ideal for artists who paint on buildings, sidewalks, and other surfaces in urban settings. Strong natural bristles work well on smooth and rough surfaces. Densely packed bristles in seamless black ferrules, with brightly colored, non-slip neon handles.

Escoda hand cures each Bravo brush, so that what results is a tool that offers remarkable spring and resilience. The long, lacquered red wood handle offers superb control. It's attached to the nickel-plated brass ferrule via a triple crimping process.

Escoda handcrafts premium-quality bristle to create a superior quality brush that stands up beautifully to heavy paint. The Clasico Chungking White Bristle retains its original shape and handles wonderfully.

Grumbacher Black Diamond Brushes allow you to hold sharper edges and achieve more consistent color laydown thanks to unbleached, un-dyed Black Hog Bristle bristles with plenty of natural flags. The brushes feature soft, non-slip handles and nickel-plated brass ferrules with a sleek black finish.

Grumbacher's signature line of professional oil and acrylic brushes are made of Chungking hog bristle. Natural flags and interlocked construction preserve the natural curve of the bristle.

This high-quality bristle brush is an outstanding value. Stiff and coarse, it's designed to withstand the wear of oil and acrylic paints. The interlocking curved bristle maintains a tight and precise brush shape that resists splaying.

Great for even washes and laying in large backgrounds of color, the maximum water-carrying capacity of Isabey's Siberian Blue Squirrel Flat is excellent for color-mixing and applying loose applications of paint.

This full bellied, extra-soft natural squirrel hair brush is every watercolorist's dream. It holds an amazing amount of color like only real hair can. This wash brush offers incredible stroke control and shapes square and sharp.

Handmade in France with the finest-quality natural Siberian Squirrel hair, Isabey Vintage Siberian Blue Squirrel Brushes offer unrivaled suppleness and water absorption, making them an essential tool for watercolor painting. Create wide, flawless washes or fine details. These soft, versatile brushes boast an incredible ability to retain colors, enabling you to easily cover wide areas or create fine lines with their delicate point.

Isabey Vintage Syrus Brushes are handcrafted with fine, vintage finishes in an homage to their original, historical design. A unique blend of the highest-quality natural Sable and Isabey Synthetic fibers combines the benefits of natural hair with the durability of synthetic, for a brush that is ideal for painting with watercolors.

Using a special blend of the finest quality Russian Kolinsky sable, the head (shape) of each brush is handcrafted by experienced, world-class brushmakers to the exact requirements of master artists. Each brush is put through extensive trials over months.

This is a professional range of supple 100% natural Chungking bristle brushes. Interlocked hairs with an abundance of flags hold lots of color and retain their shape well. They can be used with oil and acrylic paints.

R&F Encaustic Brushes are specifically designed to meet the unique demands of encaustic painting. Most significant, the use of high-quality natural hair rather than synthetic fibers prevents the brush hair from melting and scorching on heated surfaces.

Superb spring, maximum brush stroke control, and a large color carrying capacity. Raphaël Extra White Bristle brushes are exceptionally strong and long-wearing. Crafted from interlocking, extra-white hog bristles carefully selected for superior quality.

This brush offers today's artist the same features that made it a favorite of the modern masters - superior, extra-white Hog bristles, and soft, thick tufts that splay uniformly for expressive and generous applications of color.

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.

Robert Simmons Signet brushes are handmade using high-quality Chungking hog bristle, interlocked and deep-set in extra-long, seamless, nickel-plated ferrules. Long beech wood handles are treated with five coats of lacquer. Ideal for acrylics and oils.

The Silver Brush Grand Prix Super Brush was made exclusively for Silver Brush by master brush makers. It contains 100% naturally curved white bristle with flagged and interlocked tips for maximum color carrying capability. For use with all techniques.

Ideal for working in oils or acrylics on large-scale canvases or murals, these premium long-handled brushes from Silver Brush are expertly manufactured by accomplished brushmakers. These brushes are available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes.

Utrecht Natural Chungking Pure Bristle Brushes are handmade using only the highest quality natural Chinese Chungking Hog Bristles. The Series 209 brushes are excellent for both oil and acrylic painting.

Utrecht Rhenish Pure Hog Bristle Brushes are made from hand-tied bundles of naturally curved, interlocked bristles with soft flagged tips. They offer great paint-holding capacity, especially with heavy-body paints. Nickel-plated, double-crimped, seamless ferrules; long hardwood handles.

The newest brush introduction from Winsor & Newton, these hand-dressed brushes feature Chungking hog bristles and a naturally interlocked head. Contoured birch handles are sculpted to offer a comfortable grip at the tail as well as below the ferrule.

Winsor & Newton's Sceptre Gold II 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!

Available in a range of shapes, sizes, and hair types, these very affordable brush sets are great for students, beginners, and the price-conscious professional. For good quality at a reasonable price, choose Blick Essentials Brown Nylon Value Brush Sets — for every media, technique, and project.

Available in a range of shapes, sizes, and hair types, these very affordable brush sets are great for students, beginners, and the price-conscious professional. For good quality at a reasonable price, choose Blick Essentials White Nylon Value Brush Sets — for every media, technique, and project.

This is a distinctive brush made of five diameters and three lengths of an exclusive Polymide filament. Each strand is tapered to a precise tip, much like natural hair.

Redesigned to meet the standards of our other Masterstroke brushes, this professional grade of Golden Taklon is carefully engineered with tapered filaments to mimic the belly and point of natural hair.

Blick Scholastic Wonder White Brushes come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. White Taklon filaments deliver the texture and responsiveness of Red Sable, but are more durable after repeated exposure to paints and solvents. Blue gloss-finished handles; nickel-plated brass ferrules.

A synthetic brush that actually feels like a bristle brush! The result of years of development, the individual filaments have the extreme taper of natural bristle and are gently coaxed with heat to a natural curve. Brushes retain their stiffness in water.

Create wildlife animals more accurately. Seven new brushes, developed to precise specifications, help create more authentic fur, eyes, whiskers, and tails. Made from golden taklon, white taklon, or white bristle.

This beautiful box set from Da Vinci is made from top-quality birch wood and includes Casaneo and Cosmotop Watercolor Brushes.

The No. 1 brush of the Urban Sketching movement, The Da Vinci Casaneo features Da Vinci's innovative "wavy fiber” that returns to a point or edge far better than any synthetic squirrel brush. Excellent for watercolors, gouache, acrylics, inks, and for calligraphy and silk painting.

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.

Da Vinci Nova Synthetic Brushes differ from other golden synthetics because of their enhanced ability to hold paints, mediums, and water. They work equally well with oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints.

Every hand-crafted brush in the Black Gold line features high-quality nylon bristle hair, secured in a seamless black metal ferrule and attached to a kiln-dried, two-tone varnished wood handle for long-lasting durability and beauty.

Whether your artistic specialty is in gouache or watercolor, the new Faux Squirrel by Dynasty is a must-have. The exclusive soft touch silver handle provides a sure grip through hours of painting, versus handles with a glossy grip.

A modern-day alternative to Kolinsky, the Escoda Versatil brush utilizes a carefully selected custom blend of uniquely patterned synthetic fibers. These brushes provide great water retention, a firm spring, and a sharp, fine point, plus enhanced durability and a more consistent shape over the life

Made of four diameters of durable intermediate-grade Taklon filaments, Grumbacher Bristlette brushes stand up to abuse during oil and acrylic painting, and are especially well-suited for acrylic paints and glazing.

Isabey Isacryl Synthetic is the finest handmade synthetic brush available. A special mix of thick, synthetic fibers replicates the finest natural hair with the durability of a synthetic so it keeps its tight shape longer than any other synthetic.

Ideal for detail and precision in watercolor, Isabey Vintage Isaqua Synthetic Brushes feature elegant, vintage finishes to recall the heritage and history of these superb artisan brushes. A special blend of fine Synthetic Sable replicates the highest-quality natural hair for unparalleled responsiveness and spring with the durability of synthetic.

Liquitex Freestyle is an innovative range of professional products designed to expand the opportunities of traditional and non-traditional artistic expression. These brushes offer the ideal tools for acrylic artists working in both large and small scales.

Princeton Aspen Series 6500 Synthetic Brushes combine performance, practicality, and style. Made from synthetic bristles with the same stiffness as natural bristle, ideal for acrylics, oils, and watersoluble oils. Polished black handles and non-reflective matte black ferrules.

Princeton Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brushes are another Princeton breakthrough that advances the science of synthetic hair. By giving each individual hair two to three distinct tips, Polytip bristles are able to hold a higher volume of paint while providing smoother application.

Princeton's long handle synthetic bristle brush has excellent stiffness, snap, and hair shape retention for maximum control. Easier to clean than natural bristle, it's recommended for use with heavier paints.

These quality synthetic sable brushes are ideal for amateurs and professionals, for use with oils and acrylics. They feature excellent color holding capacity, durability, point and spring. Get the performance of sable without the high cost.

These excellent quality short handle brushes for the watercolor painter have the best point and spring of all Princeton synthetics.The special blend of varying diameters of synthetic sable hair issues terrific spring. It looks just like genuine sable, and

The Princeton Summit white synthetic bristle brushes are a better multi-purpose brush with interlocked hairs that offer fantastic resilience and control. These brushes hold and absorb more paint and stand up to heavy body acrylics, and water-soluble oils.

Princeton's new series of synthetic hair brushes features an extra degree of stiffness to move and control color. They can be used with heavier acrylic paints as well as oil and water based oil colors.

Containing a blend of luxurious NextGen synthetic filaments, Princeton Velvetouch Series 3950 Synthetic Brushes are the ultimate mixed media tool for watercolors, acrylics, and oils. The range includes traditional and specialty shapes, all with soft-finish wood handles.

Raphaël Precision brushes look, feel, and deliver paint just like natural sable. They hold media well yet have a snap that helps retain the brush shape from stroke to stroke. These short-handled brushes are excellent for oils, acrylics, watercolors, inks, and gouache.

The Raphaël Kaërell is the closest thing to a natural hair brush we've found at an economical price. Supremely soft with a fine tip, it is excellent for watercolor, acrylic, and oil painting. It is a long wearing brush with surprising strength.

The unique fibers in this new synthetic brush offer a fluid retention capacity equal to no other. The wavy, undulating shape of the fibers in the Raphaël Aqua Soft brush creates spaces that hold water molecules — in contrast to conventional synthetic fibers, which are straight and slippery.

Raphaël Textura Brushes are designed for artists who employ impasto techniques in their paintings and create relief effects with thick acrylic paints, structure gels, and other mediums. They contain short, rigid, synthetic fibers that are very strong and responsive. Long handles.

Richeson Grey Matters Pocket Brushes feature non-reflective hair, non-reflective ferrules, and non-reflective handles — perfect for plein air or in the studio, and ideal for use with watercolors. Closed length is approximately 3-5/8" - 4-5/8".

Every Expression short-handled brush is uniquely constructed with a combination of different types and diameters of synthetic fiber, resulting in a smooth, soft feel with great resiliency, snap, and color-holding ability.

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.

Robert Simmons designed his new Sienna brush line for artists working in all mediums who love the pointing, color holding, spring, sharp edge, and smooth application of a superior blend of filaments.

Robert Simmons Titanium synthetic bristle brushes offer all the qualities of the finest Chungking interlocked hog bristle but can be used with all thicknesses of acrylic and oil paints. An interlocked process enables these brushes to hold their shape.

The original synthetic artist's brushes for watercolor and acrylic and still guaranteed for life - just as they were when Robert Simmons introduced them in 1972.

Royal SableTek Brushes recapture the uniqueness of Royal Sable, and exceed the features and functions of other synthetic brushes. Providing best results with oils and acrylics, they allow artists to lay down the maximum amount of color for consistently longer strokes without reloading the brush.

Lightweight and easy to handle, Royal Langnickel Zen brushes are appropriate for all media. Synthetic multi-diameter filaments form excellent points and chisel edges. The unique silver mirror finish on the acrylic handles is durable, waterproof, and easy to clean.

Royal Langnickel Zen Watercolor Brushes combine soft and stiff synthetic hair with soft natural hair for softness and strength. For use with watercolors, inks, and fluid acrylics, they hold a large amount of water and color. Silver metallic ABS handles; anodized aluminum ferrules; beveled scraper e

The Black Pearl series of brushes features Silver Brush Limited's new Mightlon synthetic filament. They are great for use with all heavier painting media, including oil, acrylic, and water-mixable oil color.

A breakthrough brush for all media, Bristlon is a stiff white synthetic designed for use in oils, water-mixable oils, caseins, and acrylic colors. Each brush has bristles with long-lasting interlocked construction and finely chiseled tips.

Use these synthetic mongoose brushes with oil, acrylic, and water-mixable oil colors. Short handled Monza bristles are ideal for blending and offer the artist precision control.

This revolutionary new synthetic has the control and feel of interlocked bristle. Ruby Satin offers a vast choice for artists working in traditional or modern media and is designed to replace more expensive natural hair brushes.

Silverwhite soft white synthetic brushes are manufactured using specially selected filaments of varying length and thickness that are blended together. This blend creates a brush that will hold sharp edges in flats and fine needle points in rounds.

Utrecht Manglon Synthetic Brushes are known for their excellent paint capacity, their silky feel, an extraordinary snap-back, and great shape retention.

Utrecht Series 6150 Golden Taklon Watercolor Brushes are superbly constructed from the finest synthetic hair, complemented by wood handles and nickel ferrules. The synthetic "memory" filaments have excellent shape retention.

Utrecht Tuscan Synthetic brushes are made by skilled craftsmen who carefully blend a variety of silky filaments. These semi-firm brushes can be used with both oil and acrylic paints, plus fluid or medium-body mediums for creating smooth strokes, soft blending, transitions, details, or for glazing a

Winsor & Newton's Artisan Brushes are ideal for use with water-mixable oils or acrylics. Designed especially to achieve the best possible results when used with Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oils, these brushes also can be used with other brands of oil and acrylic paints.

This unique synthetic fiber is so much like mongoose, it even has the tapered point and surface texture of the natural hair. Yet it has better durability. The synthetic is stiffer than sable, but softer than hog bristle.

Crafted with care. Interlocked hairs have flagged tips and are never trimmed to shape. Bleached traditional grade natural bristle. The right choice for value and standard performance. A giant step above scholastic grade product that floods the market.

Sable is a top painter's choice in virtually all media, due to its strength, spring, and ability to retain its shape. Though priced for a student budget, our Economy Sable brush holds a point or edge well. Each brush has a long natural wooden handle.

Extra-long, white hog bristle fills these excellent-quality brushes. They are especially useful for beginning oil and acrylic painting because they are thick enough to push heavy paint around with ease.

Blick Mega Brushes are perfect for big projects. A mid-level of firmness makes our Natural Bristle brushes the most spontaneous and expressive of our bristles. High-quality brush hairs are set in nickel-plated brass ferrules. Short hardwood handles.

Excellent quality and traditional craftsmanship make our Scholastic Red Sable a value appreciated by beginning or professional artists. Offering snap and resiliency, they handle watercolors beautifully. Natural wooden handles with a blue gloss finish.

Students will love the professional feel and results these brushes deliver. The hair is 100% hog bristle - an economical, high-performance hair, ideal for spreading medium to thick paints smoothly and evenly. Natural wood handles have a blue gloss finish.

These canister assortments combine versatility and selection with volume purchasing economy — perfect for commercial and educational environments. Dynasty Natural White Bristle Brushes feature natural interlocking white bristles and long natural wooden handles.

The flat tip on these brushes delivers paint to larger areas, and the brush hair mimics red sable when working with oil and acrylic paints. The long, black lacquered handle offers superb control and features a seamless nickel ferrule and white tip.

These student grade brushes for oil and acrylic combine quality craftsmanship at an affordable price. They're particularly matched to the Grumbacher Academy Oil and Acrylic paints. Brushes feature deeply flagged tips and extra long bristles.

This is one of Princeton's best-selling and most affordable brush lines. For students, these are great brushes to start with - but they're also ideal for artists who do a lot of scrubbing and really beat up their brushes!