Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Brush, Round SH #0

Only gave it 5 stars so you would see this post. Brush was cracked and bent, even though packed in a tube. I was surprised when I opened the tube because it was so fancy. I am returning this item but also bought another one from same company. We will see how second one comes. I’m disappointed because I work 80 hrs a week and have little time to paint. Was planning on using it this weekend to paint with and now I can’t. See photos.

This is a very fine brush. But Amazon packaged it in a paper envelope which didn’t cushion the plastic container the brush was in and it was broken in shipment. The brush is ok but could have been damaged. This could have been solved by wrapping the object in cushioning paper or putting it in a small box. Fir such a fragile and expensive item I would hope Amazon packaging would be more careful

When I got back into painting miniatures several months ago, I did my best to make the financial leap with as much wisdom as possible. I am a master painter of 28mm historical minis. I did a not-so-wise thing by going to local craft hobby stores and purchasing synthetic brushes. Cheap, fast and good in the beginning, I found myself just waiting for these brushes to give out. I even washed them with a popular cleaner. Didn't make a difference. Around 5 or 6 uses, separation and curling inevitably occurred. While not useless, they were not enjoyable to use after a very short time. Despite spending $4 for a brush,I took a step up and invested in a well-known set of Kolinsky sables for around $22 ($3/brush). Much better but I noticed a paucity of actual hairs to their brushes and so, I found myself loading paint in the brush constantly. They did hold up well but, the paint did not go on smoothly. I finally stepped onto the luxury car lot of brushes and invested $12 in a Windsor Newton. There's no going back.They are perfectly shaped and thick. They seem to be impervious to loosing their original quality, especially since I take good care of them. A loaded brush holds so much paint, I find myself making smooth strokes with exceptional results, and reloading about 1/4th the time.I am slowly replacing my brushes with all Windsor Newtons. You will need less brushes overall since a #3 is more than sufficient to paint large areas AND all but the finest of details. An initial investment in 3 or 4 brushes is more than enough. By all means keep your old brushes for priming, washing, dry brushing, etc; but the real painting will be covered by your 3 Windsors.One thing to keep in mind is that you need to under estimate the size of the brushes you'll need. Explanation...while I used to be a big proponent of buying 5/0, 10/0 and even 20/0, all that is out-the-window now. You'll feel silly that you ever did that as a #2 (not 2/0) Windsor is a good place to start. This might seem large compared to what you're used to but, try it first and you'll see. I easily paint pupils with a #2. I purchased a 000 and found it to be minimally useful because the #1, 2 and 3's form a perfect point. This will SAVE you $$$. If you paint 10-15 hrs a week like many of us, you won't be looking for a new brush for at least a year, compared to buying new synthetics every month. Most importantly, painting will become more of a pleasure and your minis will look better. You'll paint faster and you'll dare to become better and try more feats of detail.So take a "$12 chance" on one brush. Start with a #2. You'll be able to do 98% of your painting with it. Then a 0, 1, and 3. I promise you'll wish you made the switch long ago.

I bought this brush as my first natural hair miniature brush to get some experience with them. Midway through my first paint session with it the tip stopped holding. It would split and fray after just a few strokes. It really felt like I was fighting with it and cleaning it every few strokes to try and get it back. I bought a set of 3 natural hair brushes from golden maple around the same price and they have held fine after multiple sessions.I didn’t do anything special with them compared to this one. I didn’t use any paints I shouldn’t have, this one was just a quitter right out the box. I don’t know if mine was faulty or what but I cannot recommend using this one at all. Even my synthetics held longer before they started hooking.

This is my favorite brush out of a couple dozen... it can do a whole hell of a lot from moderate detail work to shading and base painting. I put more mileage on this brush than any other and it's held up great.

I started painting miniatures five years ago. Like many people, I started by buying some miniatures that looked cool for my D&D campaign, some cheap paints, and a pack of generic paint brushes.After working on several miniatures, and having disappointing results (for a number of reasons), I decided to invest a little more into the hobby. It was around this point in my painting "career" that I bought my first few Winsor & Newton Sereies 7 brushes.My first size 0 and size 1 brushes leveled up my painting game. In combination with other critical aspects like properly thinning paints, letting coats dry, etc., I finally was able to achieve a quality that I was happy with.About a year ago, my first size 1 brush started to fray/fork. For me, the replacement choice felt obvious. I bought another size 1 Series 7 brush. Unlike the first brush, however, the tip almost immediately began to separate/fork. I know that my first Series 7 brush didn't last as long as it could have due to my lack of proper care techniques when I first got it. Now though, I'm pretty sure the replacement suffered from a poor quality control process.What I find unfortunate, is that now after only a few months of struggling with the brush, I can't get it to hold a tip for more than a few bush strokes. It is no longer viable to use. I'm now shopping for another size 1 brush. Coming back to consider buying another Series 7 size 1 brush, I am seeing quite a few other stories like mine. At a price point of $20-$30, with as much competition as exists for my money (especially in an economy with as rampant inflation as we've seen), I'm very hesitant to buy another one of these brushes for fear I get another poor-quality brush.TLDR: My first Series 7, size 1 brush was great and lasted for many projects. The latest purchase, in ~June of 2023, is already unusalbe due to poor quality control. For the price, I know I'll be exploring other options to see if there are other brush of similar potential quality but with better production quality control. ((The images are of the tip after only a few minutes of painting now and some of the projects I've used the brush on; the brush began to fray like this after only a few uses, despite me taking care of it. The output is great when the brush holds its tip...))

These brushes are superb and well worth the price

I have been an amateur miniature painter for a few years now and decided to get some better brushes. I previously thought the cheap synthetic brushes and the very cost-effective Kolinsky brushes that were $25 a pack of 3 were sufficient to paint. However, I have decided to try and elevate my painting. Since I started getting significantly better miniature paints, I decided I needed to get a high quality Kolinsky brush to paint with. As this one is highly recommended by a lot of miniature painters, I decided to give it a try.After years of using brushes that probably have not cost more than $2 in the past (with exception to a really cheap Kolinksy brush), this one is a game changer. Holds paint very well, keeps a tip, and is very smooth and accurate.As others have pointed out, you do often get a stray hair or two, but cutting them off with a sharp hobby knife or clippers fixes the problem. The only other problem I have is that because they are so expensive comparatively, I waited so long to give them a try. I now regret waiting so long.

Pour peindre des figurines à l’échelle 15mm

This was the first time I tested these brushes and now they are my new favourites. Really like the fine point on them

Reeds bekend met deze penselen weet ik dat ze goed zijn, nemen goed de verf op en punt blijft mooi (let op) bij het juiste gebruik en onderhoud dus laat niet zomaar iedereen het gebruiken 😉🫣. Ja ze zijn wel duurder maar bij Amazon een zeer goede prijs. Ze worden geleverd in een plastic kokertje en werd netjes door amazon bezorgd in een kartonnen envelop.

Pinceau très pratique pour les détails à l aquarelle ou à la gouache.

Great brush