oil brushes

By popular request, we have put together an introductory set of brushes from our new Red Dot Collection. A synthetic fibre to replicate Sable like never More Info >>

The Red Dot Fans are excellent for softening and blending edge work. Portraiture painters love them, as do More Info >>

The R15 is made from Pure Squirrel Hair. Taken from our Series 41, the R15 is a size 1/4". The Series 41 is popular for loose style work and 'wet on wet'. They have a flat body with good density More Info >>

The R18 is from our Golden Synthetic Triangular Series 318. The Series 318's have a specially shaped triangular ferrule allows the synthetic to form a good point. When pressed to the paper, this More Info >>

The R17 is from our Golden Synthetic Pointed Cat's Tongue range, Series 316. This brush is a size 4. The 316's are Pointed Cat's tongues which have a good body to the brush and a silhouette of More Info >>

We have selected our most popular shapes and sizes from our new Red Dot Collection for this new Set More Info >>

The R19's are on our new, larger cases. They are a jumbo size which allows us to go larger on the travel brushes, hence a size More Info >>

The Ivory Dagger on 24" handle is ideal for those standing back from the canvas and painting. Typically used for the initial drawing. Ideal for oil More Info >>

The Ivory Range are 100% Synthetic and Vegan Friendly. They are great for Oils, Gouache, Acrylics and Watermixable More Info >>

The Ivory Filbert on 24" handle is ideal for those standing back from the canvas and painting. Typically used for the initial drawing and observations. Ideal for oil More Info >>

The Ivory Short Flat on 24" handle is ideal for those standing back from the canvas and painting. Typically used for the initial drawing and observations. Ideal for oil More Info >>

The Ivory Range are 100% Synthetic and Vegan Friendly. They are great for Oils, Gouache, Acrylics and Watermixable More Info >>

This 24" handled brush is ideal for those standing back from the canvas and painting. Typically used for the initial drawing and observations. Ideal for oil More Info >>

The R11 is a size 10 from the Series 99 Pointed Pure Sable Round have a round ferrule and typically will come to a beautiful point. They are used to paint fine lines and More Info >>

We did it! New for 2021! Finally, a synthetic fibre like no other. A synthetic fibre to replicate Sable like never before. With all the qualities of natural hair but 100% synthetic. This range is so More Info >>

The Red Dot Micro brushes work beautifully in watercolour, oil & acrylic and infact all More Info >>

A synthetic fibre to replicate Sable like never More Info >>

The Red Dot Riggers are excellent for thin, fine lines. The rigger is also known as a 'script' brush and allows for a continual flow of pigment or water, with that needle More Info >>

The Red Dot Sword Liners hold lots of liquid to draw a fine line when a steady hand is hard to More Info >>

The Red Dot One Stoke/Long Flats are excellent for covering large surfaces, whilst keeping a chiselled More Info >>

The Red Dot Designers are slightly longer and thinner than the regular Pointed Rounds. They hold their point, carry a lot of pigment and have a great More Info >>

The Red Dot Daggers are excellent for thin fine lines, brush calligraphy and mark making, but wit the body of the brush for a broader More Info >>

A beautiful Kolinsky Sable Size 12, an addition to Jean's collection. Tapered to a fine point with the liquid capacity expected from such an exquisite More Info >>

A beautiful Kolinsky Sable Size 10, an addition to Jean's collection. Tapered to a fine point with the liquid capacity expected from such an exquisite brush. Mounted on a lacquered black More Info >>

This 'Longer' style of the Series 278's were designed and developed with the help of some of America's finest oil painters. The intention was clear. A brush that held a lot of paint, was soft to More Info >>

The Short Flats allow a much sturdier brush with a stronger "snap" creating sharper edges and control. Ideal for blocking in and More Info >>

The Eclipse is a synthetic mongoose which is stiffer than sable, yet softer than bristle. A shorter version of the flats for greater More Info >>

The Eclipse Short Flats allow a much sturdier brush with a stronger "snap" creating sharper edges and control. Ideal for blocking in and More Info >>

The head on the Series 314's are short and formed at an acute angle offering easy control. When they are loaded with two colours can create fabulous More Info >>

The Series 2060 are placed on a beaver tail handle, making them extremely comfortable to More Info >>

Fan brushes use a special ferrule which spreads the hairs to form a fan shape. Used for several effects including grasses, fur and often for blending. The drier the brush, the more 'splay' and More Info >>

Variety of uses but particularly for 'cutting' colours in and out.  Beaver tail More Info >>

The Series 2085 are a unique brush shape, which allows a looser more organic stroke. The length of this brush allows for precision, lines and flicks. Try one, it's a More Info >>

Typically, the round brush in bristle would be used for drawing and blocking-in. Many of the Old Masters would have used this shape. Rounds are popular for landscapes, portraiture, still life and so More Info >>

The Series 2015 Short Flats allow a much sturdier brush with a stronger "snap" creating sharper edges and control. Ideal for blocking-in and impasto. The short flats, also known as 'brights' are More Info >>

The longer hair results in a loose brush with less 'snap'. Once these are loaded up with paint you can make expressive, long sweeping marks without the need to reload. The leverage of the bristle More Info >>

By request, we've designed a shorter filbert for more precision and control. When loaded up with paint they make really thick More Info >>

Our Series 2045's are used by many Oil and Acrylic artists. This shape is typical of what the old masters would have used. The filbert allows a broad stroke without the harsh edge the flats may More Info >>

The Series 2095 are a shorter round which allows for more precise strokes. Packed tightly in the ferrule, the belly of the brush is shorter and thus, so is the point, giving extra strength and More Info >>

Our range of extra long filberts offers the oil artist a naturally curved and interlocked top quality 'Chungking Bristle' More Info >>

The Red Dot Short Flats are perfect for short, sharp edge work. A favourite for architecture, landscapes and More Info >>

The Red Dot Cats Tongue is a Short Filbert Shape. They are favoured by portrait and botanical painters More Info >>

The Pointed Round is a staple brush shape for any arsenal. We recommend a couple of sizes in this shape to ensure you've got an excellent drawing/signature brush amongst your More Info >>

The Red Dot Long Pointed Filberts are excellent for botanical work, but not exclusively! This shape is a favourite for watercolourists, but we are confident lots of uses will be found with this More Info >>

The Red Dot Combers are excellent for hair, fur, grasses and smoothing out a sharp edge. A favourite for figurative oil painters on the longer handle, and watercolour landscape painters on the More Info >>

The Red Dot Angulars are excellent for 'cutting-in' to your work. For Oil painters, this could be when a fine edge is required. For watercolourists, if may be to flood the paper and then bring it to More Info >>

The larger rounds are brilliant for laying on colour whilst the smaller rounds are ideal for finer More Info >>

The Series 402 are tapered to a much longer and finer point allowing the artist to ‘draw’ with a brush. They are ideal for general watercolour work as well as botanical. The Red Sable Blends are More Info >>

This luxury wash brush works well for backgrounds and sharp edge work. The 1" is a firm favourite, though any size from the Series 767's are a treat! Please note beaver tail handle length: 1" - More Info >>

The Series 768 Short Flats (also known as brights) allow a much sturdier brush with a stronger "snap" creating sharper edges and control. Ideal for "blocking-in" and More Info >>

The Series 769 One Stroke allows you to do what it says! One stroke - loaded with pigment. The longer length of brush head offers a good amount of liquid retention, with a nice sharp More Info >>

The Series 772 dagger is very adaptable and can be used to create long flowing lines. When pressure is applied and the brush is 'twisted' through the stroke you can see oriental grass appear as well More Info >>

The Series 771's are a hidden gem and very popular amoungst oils, watercolour, gouache and acrylic More Info >>

The Short Filbert Series 276 are excellent for intricate detail, getting into corners and for a fuller stroke than a typical round More Info >>

By popular demand the beauty of this shape allows a fine line (without the tremble sometimes associated with a rigger) and amazing effects when twisted side to More Info >>

The Series 279's were designed and developed with the help of some of America's finest oil painters. The intention was clear. A brush that held a lot of paint, was soft to blend and knock back edges More Info >>

The Angular brush is made to create a unique brush stroke. They allow you to "cut in" to your painting, and lay down a brush stroke freely, without pulling other pigments. The Series 275's are More Info >>

The Rigger brush (also known as a liner or script brush) is great for thin, fine lines. For example, tree branches, tufts of grass, hair and of course for drawing. The longer length of the hair gives More Info >>

The larger rounds are brilliant for laying on colour and broader marks and as they go smaller they are ideal for More Info >>

The fan brush is great is made with a special ferrule which spread the hairs to form a fan shape. They are excellent for effects such as grasses, fur and more often than not, blending in More Info >>