Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Water Colour Brush, N1

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Two new ranges of synthetic brushes have been launched by Winsor & Newton: the Professional Watercolour Synthetic Sable brush and Artists’ Oil Synthetic Hog brushes . After rigorous artist testing, we developed an innovative synthetic bristle blend which offers the quality and performance you’d typically see in natural sable and hog brushes. The most important thing to remember about caring for your acrylic brushes is not to let paint dry after you’ve used it. The paint is not soluble in this state and will produce a plastic-like dried texture. So be sure to wash your acrylic brushes immediately after use. If you cannot wash acrylic brushes while painting, leave them in water, at the very least, during your practice. How to reshape, dry and store your brushes properly Goat brushes also have a good colour carrying capacity but tend not to release the colour as well as squirrel or sable, and have no point. Watercolour brushes are delicate, and strong soap may damage the bristles by removing natural oils. Keep your water warm, but not hot, as hot water may cause any remaining paint to clot.

If you’ve been working with oils, use a rag to wipe away as much colour as possible from your brush. Then rinse any remaining colour using Winsor & Newton Artists’ White Spirit or Brush Cleaner. Next, as you would when cleaning your hands, create a lather and rinse the brush under warm, not hot, water until the water runs clear of colour and soap.Both ranges are 100% FSC ® certified; the Birchwood used for the uniquely fashioned ergonomic handles is obtained from sustainable sources and ongoing consideration is given to the growth of responsible forest management. Blends Flow Control - The color flows evenly and consistently from the point, with enough color carrying capacity in the belly of the brush to allow flowing gestural strokes. Different media, such as watercolour or acrylic or traditional oil, require different types of brushes, and they come in four main types: The Professional Watercolour Synthetic Sable brush delivers excellent colour carrying capacity, the ability to make a variety of marks and resilient spring and shape retention.

Sable brushes maintain a perfect point, allowing for great control, and are excellent for precision marks. Sable hair strands are conical, springy, and covered in tiny scales. The combination of the three factors increases the brush’s surface area and allows it to soak up a lot of colour . Sable brushes are very high quality, with the best – such as Winsor & Newton Series 7 brushes – handmade from the tip of the tail of the Siberian kolinsky sable.

Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable brushes are best suited for use with watercolour paint, but can also be used for other water-based paints such as thinned gouache. Perfect for both washes of colour and fine detail work.

The Artists’ Oil Synthetic Hog is created with flagged bristles which replicate the flags of a natural hog hair bristle, allowing for shape retention, firm bristles and an excellent colour carrying capacity.

Winsor & Newton Series 7 Miniature Kolinsky Sable Brushes

Most importantly, Series 7 fulfills the essential qualities that define the finest watercolor brush for artists: Walk into any artists’ store and the sheer number of brushes on display can seem overwhelming at first. Should you choose natural or synthetic fibres? Which head shape is most suitable? Is it best to go for the most expensive? Fear not: by exploring these questions just a little more you can narrow down the number of choices you need to make and find the right tool for the job. Hair type