ARTEGRIA Watercolor Brush Set, Sizes 2 and 6, Professional Round Quill Mop Brushes with Fine Tips, Soft Synthetic Squirrel Bristles, Short Handles

These brushes are just wonderful. I’ve had a set of smaller Dugato quills for years and just starting using them more frequently. I wasn’t thrilled with them so went hunting for another set. So glad I landed on this set. The ends come to a very fine tip and the bellies hold plenty of pigment. I’m so excited to really get going with them tomorrow!

I’ve wanted to try quills for a while. When I saw an artist I like post a very favorable review….that encouraged me to give these a try.They are great! For me, it’s everything I love about a round watercolor brush times ten! The brush holds so much paint, yet keeps a point, making fine lines like I’ve never seen before. I’ve been painting a little more than a year, and have found my go-to’s over time. These are now part of that handful of favorite utility brushes that are used in almost every painting.I’m very pleased with the two sizes. The larger one is a great replacement for a 10 or 12 round. The smaller replaces my 6 or 8 round.This painting was done almost entirely with the quills. I’m in my second year of painting and the painting is from my own reference photo.There are still places that I pull out my rounds, but it’s so much easier to continue painting with the reservoirs in these quills. Rounds have a finite width, and are still my choice in small areas.These quills are work horses!

I wanted one of these quill brushes but the brand I was interested was just too high of a price point for a brush I wasn't sure I'd like. Seeing this set I figured I'd splurge and if I loved it and wanted to upgrade to the more expensive brand I could. I will not be upgrading. Not because I didn't like the brushes but because they are so great I don't need to! I haven't used the smaller one a whole lot but I am IN LOVE with the big one! It hold so much paint that I can use it for large washes or just keep painting away without refilling often. Really nice for large areas when time is of the essence getting those beautiful watercolor blends! The other thing is the point of this big ol' brush is super sharp and holds well so I can use the same brush for big washes and then go into little details with it! So versatile! I love, love, love it for doing tree branches because I can go from fat to thin in one stroke and never run out of paint no matter how long that branch is. I cannot tell you just how much I love this brush. It has become one of my main work horses.

I have learned that it is better to go up in brush size and decided to give these quills a try because all I have are smaller rounds and a 3/4” wash. I am blown away with how much easier they are to paint loosely with. They are so soft and supple and trees looked instantly better and were a lot easier than with my stiffer more expensive brushes. With the #2 quill my jaw dropped with how easy it was to make realistic tree trunks and branches that only get smaller as you go up and out. This has been a struggle with my aqua elite rounds and rigger which are much smaller than these quills. I’m not saying these are better than the Princetons - just a different tool, sometimes you need a stiffer more accurate brush, other times more free flowing. You want something that holds more water and paint all the time (these do!). They are very soft and make working with delicate washes very easy.My only complaint, and the reason why I docked a star, is because I do not like the handles. At this price point it is acceptable and arguably still a 5-star brush simply because it is 100% high quality where it matters the most. What I like about more expensive brushes is the handles are grippier, confidence inspiring, and have a nicer balanced weight to them. The handles also feel a bit short - but that may not be a bad thing because I plan on traveling with these.Another thing to note these are smaller than other brand’s equivalent #6 quills. This is probably closer to a #4 quill from Princeton. Also, do not get these confused with Round brush sizing (2,4,6,8, etc). Quills are much much larger. I paint smaller (10x7”) and often times splitting the page into quarters and doing small studies and the size of these brushes is perfect. I cannot recommend these enough!

I was surprised by the quality of these brushes. I’ve been using them for watercolor. They hold shape well and haven’t been shedding.

Why did I wait so long to use Mops (Quills) Using wide flats, mostly synthetic sable before These seem to hold more water, and because of the soft synthetic squirrel there is an ease of use in being able to put paint over dry watercolor without as much disturbance in below layers. I find that the points for a large brush are very fine ( especially on the smaller of the two) but you do need very sensitive control of pressure, since the brushes are so soft. These are a great value and as all Quills take a little learning, since they hold a lot of water, and are very sensitive to pressure. The results are well worth it. Using them a lot.

Nice quill brushes. They hold plenty of water. They are very soft, not stiff.

Great brushes! Just what I wanted for watercolor. Hold lots of water and paint and gives great effects on backgrounds and washes! Buying another set today!