This size 06 Red Sable Round travel brush by Isabey is constructed with 100% pure red sable and has a good reservoir for even flow of color all the way to the point. Featuring excellent spring, snap and a sharp point this brush is great for watercolor and mixed media applications. The long gold brass cap protects the brush head as you travel and double as a handle while you work. Perfect for the traveling artist!
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These are simply the best natural hair travel watercolor brushes available for sale in the US. The tip is perfectly shaped, soft but springy (the "flick" works perfectly), and holds a ton of water. The Escoda travel series is way too thick, the silver brushes are too synthetic, the da vinci series of travel brushes are constructed from a hideous plastic cylinder. I can't compare to connoiseur brushes, which are twice as expensive, or Rosemary & Co., which are not available on amazon.com. Overall, this (#6) is my absolute top favorite brush to paint with, and one of the least expensive as well. Five star product
And with several hairs out of place but thought it might be nice after it’s been wet. This was my first sable and I was quite excited. I’d also heard good things about this brands ability to hold a point. I was surprised to find it held no point and was surprisingly hard to work with. Maybe this one is a reject? I was unable to make even a basic leaf shape. In the picture you can see the mark it makes vs a plain old Princeton Neptune. Rounds with no point have their place but that’s not what I got this for. I will be returning it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Poor performance
By Amazon Customer on August 3, 2020
And with several hairs out of place but thought it might be nice after it’s been wet. This was my first sable and I was quite excited. I’d also heard good things about this brands ability to hold a point. I was surprised to find it held no point and was surprisingly hard to work with. Maybe this one is a reject? I was unable to make even a basic leaf shape. In the picture you can see the mark it makes vs a plain old Princeton Neptune. Rounds with no point have their place but that’s not what I got this for. I will be returning it.
Well made brush, lid fits tightly when posted on the back. It's a European design, so smaller that an American/British sized No. 6 round would be, but perfect for smaller hands and for fitting into cases where something like a DaVinci maestro travel brush no. 6 would be too bulky.
The brush was much smaller than I expected for a #6. I guess travel brushes are sized differently for studio brushes. The hairs are about 1/2" long. The point is very sharp as expected in a sable brush.
Great brush, I still pick up my silver travel brush more often. This one picks up more water though. If I could redo things over I would have just gone with a bigger size