ARTEGRIA Watercolor Brush Set, 10 Professional Soft Synthetic Squirrel Paint Brushes, Including Pointed Rounds, Flats, Dagger, Oval Wash

I am new to watercolor so I didn't want to spend a ton of money, but I still wanted a relatively nice set of brushes. I really like these, they haven't had any stray hairs, they hold a lot of paint, and they are easy to clean. I keep them in the little cardboard tube that they came in, which works great at keeping them from becoming mishapen.The bristles are really soft and flow nicely instead of being stiff as a board. I like the variety of brush sizes, I've probably used them all at some point but my favorites are the 8 and 10. You can get tiny details even with as large as they are. The bristles hold their shape very well.I don't know much about brushes but they look and feel like a nice quality set to me, and they are great for a beginner such as myself that is looking for a nice set that won't break the bank.

A few years ago, I started using Silver Brush Co. Black Velvet watercolor brushes, very good quality brushes that I like better than sable. They are fantastic and I highly recommend them for my students, and most professional artists I know love them and also recommend them. Even though their price point is modest in comparison to sable and higher-end brushes, they are still out of reach for many of my students who have modest incomes. When I was shopping on Amazon for the Black Velvet brushes, this set came up as a similar product, and after reading a few reviews, I took a chance to see if they might be a reachable option for my students. They come in a nice and sturdy cardboard cylinder, with a velvet bag that is nice but not very useful. But the brushes - wow! I continue to be impressed the more I use them. They are not “Black Velvet” level, but they are close, and certainly a quality enough product for artists at all levels. The 10 brushes represent a good range of options, from fine detail rounds, a small and large flat brush, a dagger striper, and the 3/4” oval wash, sometimes referred to as a “cat’s tongue”, a super brush for cutting in around objects when knocking in backgrounds. The value is truly outstanding, and I now have several sets that I keep in my teaching bag, my plein air kit and one in the studio. The belly of the brushes hold a lot of pigment and water, and the release is excellent. They do not quite have the length of the genuine Black Velvet brushes, but the point is nearly on par. For the price of one good brush it is a whole variety. I would love if Artegria made a few specialty brushes in a companion set - a couple of “rigger” script liners, a rake brush, a 2” wash and a fan brush would really round out the collection. The only negative is that they lost a few hairs in the first few uses. This set is an outstanding value and even pro artists will not be disappointed. I am a professional watercolorist, artist and teacher, and Past President of the New England Watercolor Society. I teach watercolor at several facilities for artists at all levels, and I am very glad I found this set and will recommend them to students in all my classes.

These are, in my humble opinion, a great set of brushes for beginners, and stufents. It’s so much easier to learn, if you have good quality supplies. I have been painting for years and these are my go to work horses. Why pay for expensive brushes, if I don’t have to. I like them almost as much as my Silver Black Velvet, Princeton, and Grumbacher brushes. Nice variety and they hold water well. They keep their sharp points too. I’ve been using mine for about two years, and they still work like new. Great synthetic squirrel hair brush. I like that it’s not real animal hair. They seem to have cracked the code on how to make a good synthetic watercolor brush.

These are good quality brushes for watercolor. The brushes keep their shape and hold plenty of water. The tips of the rounds are nice and pointed and allow for doing detail work with larger brushes.

This is a great set of brushes. There is a good variety of sizes. Unless you are going to paint something very large (not that usual for watercolor), it has all the sizes you will probably need.The brushes came well packed and packed again in a pretty and sturdy cardboard tube. Inside was a velvet pouch to keep you brushes protected inside the tube, or when you might pack them up and carry them somewhere to paint.There were clear instructions on how to remove the shaping glue from the brushes, how to dry and take proper care of the brushes.I've used them and they pick up the paint well and are smooth to use when laying down layers and washes.I'm very happy I tried this set.

Nice brushes. I haven’t used all of them but they were reasonably priced and decent quality. Seem to hold up well. Nice variety of sizes.

I really like this brush because the tip can hold on its own and it doesn’t puddle the paper. The flower on the top is done using “12” while the one on the bottom using “2” round done on cheaper water color paper. I like it because I can outline, cover a lot of area without needing to reload the brush. Over all I like it

Nice and great for watercolor painting