watercolour brushes

Ali has been named a "Living Master" by the prestigious Art Renewal Center. Few people in the world have achieved this distinction. Born in Babel, Iraq, Ali earned a master’s degree in Fine Arts More Info >>

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 >>

This easy clean palette has 6 large outer wells and one central well which is larger still. Made of durable solvent resistant plastic, ideal for oil, acrylic, watercolour and egg More Info >>

This easy clean palette has both round and square wells, 10 in total. Made of durable solvent resistant plastic, ideal for oil, acrylic, gouache and More Info >>

The soft delicate tips are ideal for blending and softening in oils. Will lay on a watercolour wash quickly when a large area needs to be covered. Also decorative techniques for example marbling and More Info >>

The Series 333's are made from a coarse badger hair mix which are designed to be loaded with colour and splay open. More Info >>

The R9 is made from the Pure Squirrel Hair Series 42's. This hair is soft and silky forming a beautiful tapered point. The R9 is a size 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 >>

Typically used for oil painting, badger hair is coarse yet soft making it ideal for stippling and texture work. Fan brushes use a special ferrule which spreads the hairs to form a fan shape. Used for More Info >>

This brush is mainly used for blending paint into an even and smooth coat. Although, they can be used to create striations - a glass painters 'must More Info >>

The Series 34 is a fine mix of coarse yet soft badger hair for stippling and texture More Info >>

Our Series 35 Deerfoot Stippler uses both soft and medium stiffness badger hair to enable a stipple effect, with a little goat hair to help hold the More Info >>

The Smooshing Brush is made from a blend of different grades of badger More Info >>

The Series 1582 has a long visible length of hair and a flat end, making this brush is ideal with Oils for softening or blending. 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 >>

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 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 >>

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 314's work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by watercolourists and oil portraiture More Info >>

The Series 236's work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by More Info >>

The Series 318's have a specially shaped triangular ferrule allows the synthetic to form a good point. When pressed to the paper, this brush creates a stunning petal More Info >>

The Series 315's work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by More Info >>

The Series 344 are tapered to a fine point, which make them excellent for drawing, illustration, design & architecture and provide more flow than a standard round with the extended tip. We highly More Info >>

The Series 307 are a spotter brush, which have a good 'stubby' point when short controlled strokes are More Info >>

The Series 310's head of the brush is formed at an acute angle offering easy control to cut in lines, make sweeping effects and go from finer the thicker strokes. You can draw very thin lines with More Info >>

Our Series 303's are often referred to as a 'chisel' brush, with the longer length of head offering a firm stroke. This makes the Series 303's ideal for background washes, architecture and even More Info >>

A square shaped head offering precise 'blocking' action; good for windows, walls, architecture and when a sharp edge is More Info >>

The Series 301 work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by More Info >>

A long sought solution to those unintended watercolor brush marks resulting from too much enthusiasm, haste or More Info >>

Fashioned on a beautiful green 'thick' handle which is comfortable to hold, this little gem will be a favourite in your brush More Info >>

This is a Sable brush with unique properties which can be used a tool for painting winter and summer More Info >>

The Series 2250's work well in Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Water mixable Oils & gouache though they are most favoured by More Info >>

Our comber brushes (sometimes called rakes) are popular with many artists for creating quick and easy lines, closely together. Although the 2240's are very made very similarly to our Series More Info >>