Designed specifically for watercolor, Princeton Aqua Elite Series 4850 Brushes deliver pro-level performance at an affordable price. Crafted with NextGen synthetic fibers that closely mimic the look, performance, and durability of natural Kolinsky brushes, these brushes offer maximum color-holding capacity, excellent shape retention, and fine points with tapered edges for precise detail work. The comfortable matte black handles make them perfect for extended painting sessions.
- Angular Brights/Shaders: Used for tight shading and curved strokes.
- Fans: Brush fibers are spread out making it useful for subtle blending and for textural effects.
- Filberts: Create a softer edge than a flat or bright.
- Flats: Longer hairs than a bright, this brush has more flex and a large color carrying capability.
- Liners: Similar to rounds, but with longer hairs. Liners have a large color carrying capacity and makes long, fluid strokes.
- Rounds: Smaller sizes are typically used for detail work and larger sizes tend to be used for washes and filling in color.
- Strokes: Strokes have long, rectangular ends, a large color carrying capacity and create long, fluid strokes.
- Washes: A wide, flat brush used primarily to lay-in large amounts of color, to wet paper, or for blending.