For watercolour painters
Watercolour brush sets
Watercolour asks two things of a brush: hold plenty of water, and come back to a point. Sable does both best, which is why it leads this page. The synthetic sets that behave themselves are here too.
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The soft classics
Sable brushes
Natural hair holds a full load of water and lets it go slowly. The Oxford twelve is the set our customers have reviewed more than any other.
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£55+
Set of 5 Palette Knivesworth £21.99
£65+
Set of 12 Fine Detail Brushesworth £26.24One case, every brush
Complete sets with cases
Wash brushes to fine points in a single case. If you'd rather make one decision, make it one of these.
Why sable leads for watercolour
Sable holds more water
A sable point carries a full wash and releases it slowly, so your skies stay even.
It keeps its point
Wet a sable brush and it comes back to a fine tip, ready for stems, edges and detail.
Synthetic still earns a place
Modern taklon springs back well and costs less. Many painters keep both in the jar.
Points and mops
Detail and wash brushes
Fine points for eyes, stems and lettering, and mops that lay a whole sky in three strokes.
Not sure where to start?
The Oxford twelve covers most watercolour painting on its own. If you'd rather have everything in one case, the Venice is the set we'd hand you.
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Packed carefully and sent tracked.
60-day guarantee
Send them back within 60 days if they're not right for you.
Tested by us first
We paint with every set before we sell it.
Watercolour lives or dies on the brush: it must carry a generous load, release colour evenly and return to a true point. Every set here does, from hand-selected sable rounds to soft synthetic squirrel that survives daily cleaning.
The Florence covers hairline to broad wash in nine sables; the Milano brings ten soft squirrel shapes for flowing colour. Both boxed, both covered by our 60-day guarantee, with free UK delivery over £45.
