Escoda Versatil 1540 Series Artist Watercolor and Acrylic Paint Brush, Short Handle, Pointed Round, Size 2/0

Higher quality travel brush made from synthetics that perform similarly to natural hairs but are definitely stiffer and hold less water. If you’re accustomed to synthetics and are looking for a nice travel brush then you’ll be pleased with this item. It’s very sleek and attractive, as well as light weight and balanced. It has an air hole at the end of the cap to protect the brush from mold and mildew, should you mistakenly cap it while still wet. Holds a nice point. Performs well, especially for details. No shedding or misshaped bristles. Good value

Excellent brush, the size 10 is big but has a nice tip, perfect for small/medium details, long brush strokes as well, holds water really well, retain its shape after using it, easy to clean, easy to use, very comfortable while holding it, can't go wrong buying it for watercolor painting

I use synthetic brushes from several different brush manufacturers in my work. I'm am an artist and illustrator who frequently works with ink, watercolor and goauche. Recently, the Escoda Versatil has my favorite overall brush for watercolor and ink, as it just has this perfect balance between springiness and color carrying capacity. The performance is very close to that of a sable brush, but without the unnecessary animal cruelty and at a much more affordable price for the quality it provides. It's everything I want in a watercolor brush and nothing that I don't. Perfect! I use the rigger size 0 round I recently purchased on Amazon to paint long thin lines in some of my illustrations. It holds more paint than a short-tipped round of the same size, so I can make longer strokes before running out of paint. I tend to opt for shorter tipped rounds when working on fine details, but when I need longer strokes than they can provide, the rigger is my go-to. This is also an excellent brush choice when doing hand-lettering. That is a skill I am always working to develop and I think this brush makes that job easier for me. That's exactly what a good tool should do, right? I highly recommend the Escoda Versatil line for watercolor and ink painting (just ask me what I think of the travel brushes *drool*) and the size 0 rigger for painting long, fine strokes. As a side note, the Escoda Prado line is also excellent. It holds an excellent point (slightly better than the Versatil), at a trade-off of carrying a bit less paint. So, the Versatil brushes are usually my primary brushes, but I often mix in Prados when I'm painting fine details - something I do quite often. If you have any questions I can help answer, feel free to leave a comment below. :)

I am in love with this new brush! I already owned another Escoda that was recommended by my teacher with the larger bristles good for backgrounds and light washes over larger areas. But this regular number 10 has quickly captured my heart.

Love this brush. High quality and keeps its point. Snappy and firm- more like Sable and not like squirrel

I've now tried both the size 6 and 8 versatil brushes. I think they carry most of the well known characteristics of synthetic brushes, and do them well. (Holds a nice fine point, has quite a bit of spring, loses water rather quickly) I wasn't blown away or anything, nor do they feel exceptionally "better" (as in being closer to a nature hair brush) than other synthetic brushes. As always, my only downside with synthetic brushes are they use up the water very quickly, and after 1 stroke or so, the brush is most likely already streaking. With these kind of brushes, I usually would intentionally really load up the water with the brush (and refrain from taking some water off the tip which I do habitually). Only then, can I get some larger washes going in one go. With the fine point and amount of spring, it's quite easy to control and get finer details. #8 definitely feels more versatile (no pun intended..) than #6. Since they lose water so quickly anyway, I think #8 is well capable of doing anything a #6 could do, AND on top of that, will be able to carry a bit more water for larger areas if needed. The barrels are the same size for both 6 and 8. The wooden part around the grip has a really odd, kind of repulsive smell. (I've purchased the 2 versatils from different sellers, and they both have the smell) The only way I could describe it is it reminds me of a rotting bone, or something old. Not very pleasant, but I could only smell it it was pretty close to the nose. I'm hoping it will go away after some months.. It feels like the smell is almost engraved into it; can't imagine it going away anytime soon. The cap posts very securely (at least for now, it is quite new). It does feel like it will get looser with use over time. The brush fits in the common 12 half pan metal travel palettes (photo) would've been 5/5 stars if just advertised as a travel synthetic brush. "Synthetic kolinsky"- not so sure if I feel any difference.. update (about half a month) - Good news, I've left them uncapped for the past half month or so, and I noticed the particular smell of the grip area has been significantly faded. update 5/3/19- I still own the brush; I still use it from time to time. I think I don't reach for it as often as my other brushes because of its overall weight distribution and my personal tastes. The barrel & cap have become looser when posting from usage (just a bit so far. the cap won't fall off by itself from being held upside down), so I have a feeling I will need to fix it up with a thin layer of tape soon.

This is a travel brush that fits perfectly in my travel watercolour set. It’s a good size, feels good to use and looks great as well. Holds plenty of paint with a nice point, love this brand of travel brush.

Everyone has there own personal choices and recommendations when it comes to brushes - every artist whose written a book will tell you that their own brushes are the best you can buy, and they do all their paintings with nothing else. I have bought, used, and thrown away (or donated in some instances), what seems to be endless amounts of them and I never thought I would say this about any brush, but this one is absolutely awesome ! When people put that it made all the difference to their work I wasn't really sure that they were serious. I'm a sceptical person & when people rave on about stuff, I always assume they are getting paying for the review, but how wrong could I be ! Here are the reasons why ; This brush is a dream to work with. The point is absolutely perfect. It holds loads of paint. There is NO hair loss. It retains it's shape. It's easy to clean. The hairs seem to glide over the paper. It's got a lovely spring to it when you push down on the paper. You can do very fine to very thick lines equally as easily while varying the pressure. It's now my "go to brush" I never thought a brush could make so much difference to how you paint but this does. I am not a professional, just an amateur, but this really has made such a difference to my watercolour paintings​ - it's like suddenly a light bulb has been switched on and things I couldn't master before I can now accomplish with ease. I could maybe say that suddenly practice and perseverance have paid off, but the timing would be miraculous - if it's not the brush that has made the difference than I'm a monkeys uncle ! It's lovely to hold in your hand, is perfectly balanced and is brilliant to work with. I wholeheartedly recommend everyone to try it and see what a joy it is to use. I've now been using it for 8 weeks and there has been no hair loss, it still has the most perfect point and the brush is still a treat to work with. A totally brilliant brush, an all rounder that does everything you ask of it and more. * I have now had this brush for 22 months and it's still working like I had just bought it. The "bounce" is still in it, the hairs have not deteriorated at all which I find amazing, and I still haven't lost 1 single solitary hair from the ferule. That's something I have never been able to say about any other brush I have ever owned. This brush has been the best purchase I have ever made for my art and I cannot recommend it enough. If I could give it a hundred stars I would do.

Expensive, slow to arrive, but worth it . Great line of brushes, made in Spain, wish I could afford to buy more.

Very nice set, very practical. I love it.

Mi aspettavo una qualità superiore per un prodotto così costoso e utilizzato da YouTuber professioniste del settore. Ottima confezione, bellissimo astuccio in acciaio ma le setole, già dopo pochi utilizzi, si spiumano rendendo quindi difficile - per una principiante come me - gestire la quantità di acqua e di pittura. Pazienza.