da Vinci Hog Bristle Series 7223 Maestro 2 Artist Paint Brush, Flat Extra-Short with Red Handle, Size 4

These are and I will include the student line, in this praise, wonderful brushes all. Granted the dark wood and gleaming black of the handle does not have that much of an effect but it has some. And certainly the stainless steel or nickle plated brass does effect the performance of the brush, other brushes will rust where the hair or fibre meet the ferrule.These are a brush that you will use for a long time and any artist knows Da Vinci has mastered the way the hairs are layed out to cause a desired effect.California is part of the great American Car Culture and you will find many detail artists using DaVinci brushes, they are also a favorite of sign painters another rapidly fading craft. WE HAVE BECOME A disposable country, from razors to pens we use it and through it away.These brushes are part of a culture of building something well and building something that lasts. More than 30 years ago I went with a Mexican co-worker to a hardware store near his mothers home. I don't care what it was in aisle after aisle American Made Products at prices in some cases a bit more $ then in U.S., I asked him about and he replied, "that Mexicans buy things made in America because are quality, and they don't have the money to afford to replace it, it has to last for years".Some years after that I was going through a break up and she got custody of the ironing board, and I needed an ironing board because I had to press certain things, we had had an Americn built ironing board that we must have recovered 4 or 5 times but the frame was still steady and good. I went into several stores and could not find anything that was not woobly and made in Chine or China. My next visit into Mexico I went into a local Dept. Store Chain and was able to purchase a board Made in Chicago.I am not sure if that would be true today or not. Even my house painting brush's I go to our local paint store and purchase a brush recommended by the professionals there. I have many brushes that are 20 years old or more, I even have some made in Brazil that have held up very well in particular the watercolour and the hog hair brushes for Acrylic Paints.Paint brushes are tools, I have a 12" Mac Tools Adjustabile wrench I bought for nuts bigger than my normal wrenches range and that is at least 30-35 maybe older. And I have some Klein pliers and electrical tools I have from the 1960's they work alot better than me.I picked up about a dozen or so of these brushes to fill out some holes in my kit, even if I used this brush everyday with good care I know it will outlast me and maybe the next owner.Probably most people don't know that these have been made in Germany since 1890, I can remember it because the Germans finally established medical care for all residents in 1888. I think Spain or France one or both of them had done so first, I remember this because my Swedish born grandmother told me this.She thought it was criminal that we did not take care of the veterans that returned from WW1, she would go on to say how they treated veterans in European countries. Great Britain I know has done better by their veterans and it is nice that we have started to take care of ours, but we still lag behind other countries in taking care of all people.

high-quality artist paint brush at a bargain price.Da Vinci hog bristle,for you artists out there,is one of the better lines of mass produced artist bristle brushes on the market today.It is only in recent months that I realized Amazon carried such a wide array of art materials.A real find.I suggest picking out the items of interest to you and placing them in your "saved for later" section.Prices fluctuate so dramatically that between days hours or even minutes,an item can climb from 20% off msrp to 90% off msrp(and than right back again just as quickly!).Check your cart frequently.Like a good hunter,pounce when the time is right.As an artist and family man on a budget,the price points I was able to obtain on the larger sizes of Da Vinci hog bristle brushes has enabled me to add many larger sizes to my supply chest for the retail cost of just one! amazonprime free 2 day shipping was/is the icing on the cake!For those of you out there worried about having fragile/delicate items shipped by Amazon,do not be.Yes,they use boxes that are dramatically too large.Yes,they put very little protective wrapping in the box.Yes,all of this defies logic and one would assume receipt of continually damaged merchandise.Not so.I have yet to have an item damaged in any shipment.

When I first received this brush I thought the seller had made a mistake in the description but the mistake was mine in understanding the description. This seller bent over backwards to satisfy my need for a small short bristle brush after I contacted them. I truly recommend the product and the seller.

excellent quality hog bristle brush at a low amazon price.I have yet to be disappointed with a da vinci brush product.Make sure to massage out the bristles with this (or any)new hog bristle brush you get before using it to shed away loose/fragmented pieces of bristle! Just because it is a top quality brush does not mean you do not need to do this.You will always come up with at least 1 or 2 stray loose bristles.Also keep in mind that with the filbert shape there is a slight variation from brush to brush in this line (for identical sizes and lines).Does not effect quality,just informational.The Maestro 2 bristles are a little firmer than,for example,the Raphael Paris Classic hog bristle brushes but not so firm as to have ill effect.They handle well.I find that they work for both heavy paint application as well as smoother/thinner applications requiring a gentler touch.

I needed a larger hog hair brush for oil painting so I got this guy. It works really well and holds a good load of paint and spreads evenly. The handle is comfortable and has a good weight, the only issue I had with this was that the metal clamp piece that holds the bristles to the brush popped right off when I got it, and I had to superglue it back together. Despite that, I've really enjoyed using this brush.

I thought this might be multiple brushes because it said "Slant - sizes 8 to 24" - but did also see it said "brush" not "brushes". I'm new to oil painting, so figured I'd try this out either way.It's just one brush. It's the brush at the bottom of the displayed pic - long handle, slant edge. It's a GREAT brush!!! I'm using it with oils only. It works incredibly smoothly with oil media and I am very pleased and intend on getting more brushes from this maker.It arrived on time and had a thick protective plastic cover, which kept the bristles safe.

Great price on this brush. I generally use it for toning backgrounds on portraits. The only complaint I have is with the huge gummy sticker that the seller had wrapped around the handle. It was apparently used for their inventory purposes; but it left a VERY sticky residue over a few inches of the handle. Had to use lots of "Goo Gone" to get rid of the stickiness so that I could use the brush. Still...it's a nice brush.

Excellent Cool Thanks

Didn't realize when I ordered it that the bristles were extra short. Not what I needed.

hog bristle argist round brush ...i love it ...made by the best for the best resultsi love painting but when we have a chance to paint with nice paintbrushes like thisthe result is better than usual ...I recommend that you buy one and more of da Vinci brushes ...you will be more than satisfied

Excellent brush. Well packaged! definitely recommended.

Excellent brush. Well packaged! definitely recommended.