Princeton Aqua Elite Fine Art Watercolours Brushes, Synthetic Kolinsky Sable, 4 Piece Travel Brush Set, Short Handle, Ideal for Professionals & StudentsThe Forest Stewardship Council

The brushes arrived earlier than expected, are beautiful from Hyatt's All Things Creative. It’s a quality set. I especially like that the brushes come in a handy and smart looking case. I also like that the brushes are round in shape and the sizes are the ones that I’ll use rather than more obscure ones that can come in these sets. So for me it’s a good investment.

Returning to watercolouring after years away, I bought a number of brushes including some very expensive ones, trying to recreate the sable kolinsky's of my memory. All of them felt soft and mushy... until these. This is the closest to what I remember. They are synthetic, but better than the real ones that are currently out there. At least in this painter's opinion.

Excellent brushes with all the spring and water retention of sable. No hair loss or stray hairs. Bristles protected with plastic tubes which drop neatly into the matt finished aluminium tube for safe storage. An excellent buy. Would highly recommend.

Until you've tried painting with this watercolor travel brush set, you won't know how different this set is. What I love about them is the versatility - the bristles hold just the right amount of water, have just the right amount of tension, and maintains a lovely point. So, when traveling, you don't need to bring a soft brush and a stiffer brush, or this and that brush - this set can pretty much do what you basically need to paint with watercolor. The metal case has a hole at the end so no worries about waiting for the brush to dry after rinsing. You need to wet the brush anyway before storing so you can keep the bristles together into a point to easily place inside the metal rod that serves as the handle while painting.For studio painting, I would have bought the studio version, however, they don't come in a round brush set, so I got this one instead. BE WARNED: Each of the brushes SHOULD have a good point at the end of the brush. Do NOT take anything less than the Princeton quality brush as they promise. My set came with one of the brushes without the expected brush point so I returned it for a replacement.

These travel brushes get the job done. They are lovely but depending what brush feel you have gotten use to, this might not be the set for you. Restriction stroke is present the bristles are not super soft you have to do more work to gain certain effects.Overall, this set is not bad for the cost.

Great set of paintbrushes for travelling. Look great too.

Best watercolor brush travel set out there and Amazon makes it a sweet deal! I bought both princeton sets to have variety when i travel. No need to look somewhere else.

I used the brush set immediately for plein air painting and in my home studio. The brush design is elegant, the brush design appears well made, and the brushes hold a lay amount of water and pigment. After cleaning the bristles snapped back into shape. Great value!