Isabey Squirrel Mop Brush, Series 6234 – Size 5

Isabey is a French brushmaker whose brushes have long been a familiar sight in artists’ studios, and the company offers a broad choice of natural-hair and synthetic brushes for every medium. Its squirrel-hair brushes are made for the fluid, wet-in-wet side of watercolour painting.

Squirrel hair is exceptionally soft and fine, and it holds a remarkable amount of water and colour. That makes it ideal for laying even washes, flooding skies and dropping colour into wet paper without disturbing the layers beneath. Choose from rounds (Series 6221), mops (6234), skywash brushes (6235), flats (6236), the wide 6421 spalter wash brush, dagger stripers (6715) and quills (6731 and 6732).

The range also includes the Series 6713 angled brush in pony hair, a useful shape for cutting in edges and painting foliage. Rinse thoroughly after use and allow the hair to dry naturally into shape.

Key features

• Very soft squirrel hair with high water-holding capacity
• Mops, rounds, flats, quills, skywash and spalter shapes
• Dagger stripers for long, tapering strokes
• Angled pony-hair brush for edges and foliage
• Perfect for washes and wet-in-wet watercolour

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