Daler-Rowney Graduate Watercolour Brush, Pony & Synthetic Blend, Short Handle, Flat Wash, 1in

I have been fortunate with this brush as I am always sceptical when it comes to buying artist brushes online as you can never tell what the bristles will be like. I am pleased to say that the bristles haven't shed excessively like some customers have experienced in their reviews. It is soft to the touch and a really good wash brush for adding a quick base to your painting. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a good quality wash brush or just a wide brush in general.-Miss M.

Does the job but a bit soft

I love to use it. Very good quality.

This is a great brush except the handle fell off and i had to glue it back on.

Love this brush!

I have got two of the 1". Neither of them have given me any problems with shedding and work well for what I want them to do. I use one of them for wetting down watercolour paper, for example before I paint in a sky using a softer brush.( If I want to charge the wash with virtually undiluted paint I plonk it on using the 1/2 inch version of this brush, of which I have several. This works well and has the advantage that I am not risking damaging an expensive brush scrabbling about in a pan. If I am working wet into wet on a full sheet of watercolour paper I use the 3/4" version of this brush . )The other, and the 1/2" and 3/4" size, I use with gouache because I find it is harder on brushes than watercolours and that a coarser haired brush seems to work better with these paints than something more refined.These can't be compared to a top end natural hair/synthetic mix and neither should they be, considering the relative prices, but I think that they are pretty useful for some things.Most painters, myself included, have large, beautifully arrayed collections of brushes that range from the eye wateringly expensive handmade ones to the inexpensive mass-produced type, out of which they daily select the same half dozen favourites for each medium and they aren't necessarily the top range ones.This may be the moped of the brush world, rather than the sports car, but they all have their uses and their place in the studio.

Oh lord, another dud by DR. I'd have thought pony was soft as hell, but guess not. Anyway it's not the softness or otherwise that grates me about this brush, but the straggly hairs. And yep, expect shedding. The only good thing going for it is the amount of paint it can hold and it's decent size. As for painting with it, it feels scratchy.If you've got a few quid to spare, you'd be better of donating it to charity.