Next, I painted the ink & wash/urban sketching piece with the brushes. My koala bear painting on Strathmore 100% cotton paper I painted the koala with these brushes too. “Shibazakura”, Meiliang watercolour on Winsor & Newton 100% cotton paper The Artegria watercolor art brushes hold their fine point. I was impressed right away by how much water they hold, and the bristles do not flop like my Princeton Neptune brushes tend to do. This was my very first painting I did with the Artegria watercolor brushes. I find the brushes vey attractive, you would not think they are so affordable just by looking at them, and they feel good in my hands. Moreover, the ferrules did not feel loose like my Craftamo brushes do. I have been using these brushes non stop for 3 weeks since they arrived, and none of them had shed. These brushes have lightweight black handles and firm, double crimped ferrules, so no looseness there. The Look of Artegria Intuition Series Watercolor Brushes I am impressed and surprised that the Artegria round 2 actually holds more water than the Silver Black Velvet round 2 that I have. The other 3 Artegria watercolor brushes measure up well with my other brushes in terms of size. Comparing sizes of Artegria brushes with my other brushes Synthetic squirrel hair is meant to hold more water than synthetic Kolinsky, so it wasn’t a big surprise, though. However, Artegria round 4 brush holds more water than Princeton Aqua Elite round 3, which is made with synthetic Kolinsky. Notably, Artegria round 4 brush is a little smaller than Princeton Aqua Elite round 3. I did some comparison with my other brushes to show whether they are the same sizes as the standard sizes: Artegria Intuition Watercolor Brush round 4 v. This set of 4 comes in the most used sizes, 2, 4, 6, and 8. How good can these brushes be when they are less than $4 a pop? What They AreĪrtegria Intuition Series Watercolor Art brushes in this review are made with faux squirrel hair, which has great liquid holding capacity. At this price, I thought it was a good deal, though I was skeptical. I have seen Artegria brushes before, but when I first started out I preferred firmer, snappy bristles. This is a review of Artegria Watercolor brushes, which retail at CAD$14.95 on Amazon and sold in a set of 4. Artegria Intuition Series Watercolor Art Brushes, CAD$14.95
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