Natural Hair Brushes
for Watercolor & Gouache
da Vinci's Russian Blue Squirrel hair is of the highest quality and holds a large volume of water which makes it excellent for mop and wash techniques.
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418 Quill • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 3/0 to 12.
-Generously sized and hand shaped, its unique point allows for full strokes across the paper.
-Huge reservoir lays down large amounts of water ideal for wash and mop techniques.
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801 Cats' Tongue Wash • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 0, 3, 6 & 10.
-With flattened ferrule and oval tapering this brush lays down washes if used flat with the belly on the paper, yet its tip will point softly and its side will hold a soft edge.
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991 Flat Wash • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 10 to 30.
-The thick reservoir of the belly is designed for maximum water holding as this brush lays down softly textured washes.
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954 Bright • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 4 to 30.
-Shorter hair length for more controlled washes and priming for watercolor.
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5590 Round • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 1 to 30.
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510 Mottler • Russian Blue Squirrel • Sizes 20mm to 60mm.
The brushes below are not squirrel hair but offer a similar softness that may be of interest if you like squirrel brushes.
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550 Mottler • Black goat hair • Sizes 15mm to 120mm •
Similar in softness to squirrel but at a fraction of the cost.
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450 Quill Mop • Black goat hair • Sizes 0 to 25.
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585 Extra Short Mottler • Soft pony hair • Sizes 15mm to 70mm.
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553 Mottler • Soft white goat hair wash brush • Sizes 30mm to 200mm. Picture coming soon.
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806 Oval Wash • Black ox hair • Sizes 10, 14, 18 & 30.
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837 Slant • Black ox hair • Sizes 10, 14 & 18.
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2465 Pipe Overgrainer • Black goat hair. Rust-proof steel ferrules. • Size 40mm = 5 teeth. Size 60mm = 8 teeth.