The details
Ten soft synthetic-squirrel brushes for flowing watercolour, rounds, flats, cat’s tongue, daggers and oval washes.
- 10 brushes: pointed rounds, flats, cat’s tongue, daggers and oval wash
- Premium synthetic squirrel fibres, high water-holding with a soft, natural spring
- Short polished wooden handles, lightweight and balanced for close work
- Corrosion-resistant nickel-plated copper ferrules, double-crimped against shedding
- Suits watercolour, gouache, ink, fluid acrylic and tempera
- Presented in our signature Artist’s Brush Boutique gift box
Synthetic squirrel holds water like the natural hair but keeps its spring and survives cleaning, so washes stay smooth and the brushes don’t go limp after a month of use. Ten shapes covers an entire watercolour without reaching for another set.
Equally at home on floral studies, architectural sketches, calligraphy or silk. A genuine upgrade to a studio toolkit, and a stunning gift for a painter.
Why it’s made this way
Everything we sell is chosen by a family of working artists in Arundel, West Sussex, picked because we’d use it ourselves, fairly priced, and backed by our 60-day free returns. If it doesn’t make painting easier, it doesn’t make the range.
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Ten soft synthetic-squirrel brushes for flowing watercolour, rounds, flats, cat’s tongue, daggers and oval washes.
- 10 brushes: pointed rounds, flats, cat’s tongue, daggers and oval wash
- Premium synthetic squirrel fibres, high water-holding with a soft, natural spring
- Short polished wooden handles, lightweight and balanced for close work
- Corrosion-resistant nickel-plated copper ferrules, double-crimped against shedding
- Suits watercolour, gouache, ink, fluid acrylic and tempera
- Presented in our signature Artist’s Brush Boutique gift box
Synthetic squirrel holds water like the natural hair but keeps its spring and survives cleaning, so washes stay smooth and the brushes don’t go limp after a month of use. Ten shapes covers an entire watercolour without reaching for another set.
Equally at home on floral studies, architectural sketches, calligraphy or silk. A genuine upgrade to a studio toolkit, and a stunning gift for a painter.
FREE RETURNS including FREE Returns Postage with our 60 DAY NO QUIBBLE GUARANTEE
We have a 60-day FREE returns policy, which means you have 60 days after receiving your item to request a return. Free Returns at the Fine Art Warehouse means that we will NOT charge you for returns postage and we will send you a postage label to place on your returns package to cover all postage costs.
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Delivery Options
We have a few different delivery options when you check out. We can deliver anywhere in the world, you just need to select the delivery options that suits your needs when making your order.
FREE STANDARD DELIVERY ON ALL ORDERS OVER £40
UK - STANDARD PACKING & DELIVERY - £3.95
DELIVERY ESTIMATION 2-4 WORKING DAYS FROM DATE OF ORDER
UK - PRIORITY PACKING & DELIVERY - £7.95
DELIVERY ESTIMATION 1-2 WORKING DAYS FROM DATE OF ORDER
EU - STANDARD PACKING & DELIVERY - £7.95
DELIVERY ESTIMATE 5-10 WORKING DAYS FROM DATE OF ORDER
REST OF WORLD - STANDARD PACKING & DELIVERY - £10.95
DELIVERY ESTIMATE 8-12 WORKING DAYS FROM DATE OF ORDER
if you have any queries regarding our delivery options, please call our UK customer services team on 0845 472 5340 or e-mail service@fineartwarehouse.co.uk
How long does delivery take?
UK standard packing & delivery is £3.95 and usually arrives within 2–4 working days.
Orders over £45 ship free. Need it sooner? Priority delivery is available at checkout.
What if it isn't right for me?
Every order is covered by our 60-day guarantee. If you're not delighted, send it back
within 60 days for a full refund, and we cover the return postage.
Which set should I start with?
If you're new to painting, a complete kit gives you brushes, paint, surface and a
step-by-step guide already matched together. Not sure? Take our short quiz and we'll
point you to the right starting point.
Do the free gifts get added automatically?
Yes. Spend £45 for free delivery, £55 to add the brush roll bag, and £65 to add the
Finesse detail brush set, they're added to your basket for you, nothing to enter.
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Getting started
Give new brushes a gentle rinse before first use to settle the bristles, then blot dry
on a cloth. Load paint on the belly of the brush rather than pushing it into the ferrule
(the metal collar), that's what keeps a point sharp for years.
While you work
Don't leave brushes standing in water; it splays the bristles and loosens the ferrule.
Rest them flat instead, and rinse between colours.
Cleaning & storing
Rinse until the water runs clear, reshape the head with your fingers, and dry flat or
hanging down. Once fully dry, store them upright or rolled in a brush bag so nothing
presses on the tips.
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The craft
Brushes this good deserve
to last decades
Rinse the same day
Pigment left overnight stiffens the belly of a brush, lukewarm water and a drop of mild soap keeps sable soft for years.
Reshape while damp
Draw the head to a point between finger and thumb and let it dry flat, never bristles-down in a jar.
Store dry, roll for travel
A canvas roll keeps ferrules dry and tips protected, it’s why we gift one with our kits.
Never let paint reach the ferrule
Load the belly, not the base. Dried paint under the metal splays the head permanently, the most common way a good brush dies.
Mix with an old brush
Keep one retired round for stirring and palette work; your fine tips stay fine for the marks that matter.
