Silver Brush 3000S-6 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel and Risslon Brush, Round, Size 6

I love this brush. I love it so much. I bought two more in different sizes and shapes. It holds a nice amount of water, the bristles come to a very fine point, it’s not super stiff, it’s easy to clean, and it re-shapes very well.

Wow. I'm blown away by this brush! Wish I'd known about it years ago. It's true that if you don't use quality supplies when beginning watercolor art, you will become discouraged. I've played around with watercolors for years because I love the flow of them, but never really got the hang of it. This beautiful brush is a game-changer. I was immediately struck by the look and feel of the quality. The bristles are soft, smooth, and hold a good amount of water. The tip is incredible to work with! It keeps a very sharp point that works as well as a fine tipped pen. So I can paint in tiny places with no paint blobs coming off the end. The body stays tightly in place while needed, taking curves very well, but also spreads out softly with little pressure to paint the wider areas. No splaying out of stray hairs, no forcing the bristles to move a certain way, and always the proper amount of water flow coming out, which I thought was amazing. (Seems like I never have too much or too little.) Very easily responsive to your moves. I bought a size 8 first of all. If you are a beginner and don't want to make a large initial investment, this is the FIRST brush you need. It will give you such an enjoyable painting experience that you will be coming back for the other sizes, using this initial purchase as your guide. I wish my first instructor had told me about this brush. It's a great investment. Thank you, Silver, for putting out fine quality products for people like me who find emotional satisfaction in their art experience. I'm also an art-supply hoarder, so I can't wait to try out the other sizes. Happy painting and never give up.

The best brush, ever!!!

This brushes replaces one I wore out from overuse! This brush (and all the other Silver Brush brushes) are well made brushes, ideal for watercolor. They hold lots of pigment and water, offer great control, come to a very nice point, and are a real pleasure to paint with. Very highly recommended!

I ordered this brush by accident. I wanted to get my hands on WN but ended up getting the “8” silver. Such a happy accident! This brush is very unique. I would like to call it the hybrid brush. It retains its shape firmly but is easy to control. On the first picture, you’ll see that it looks like it’s just a normal brush, but once you stroke your paper, it can behave like a dagger brush giving you the most beautiful and easy to control strokes. The best part about it also is the tip- it holds its shape and does not puddle the paper even if the belly is full. I have on the last picture the size “12”, notice that it can perform very fine line. A word of advice though: you only need 12, 8 and 6 brush. I did the last photo with size 12 brush alone to show how this large beast can perform fine details

This is a very nice brush. Has a very pointy tip and holds a lot of water and paint. It snaps back nicely after applying it to paper. I’m new to the watercolor world but I’ve tried many different paints, paper and brushes. My advice for a newbie...... Winsor Newton Cotman brushes are cheaper and in my opinion a great brush for the money and beginners. UPDATE: I’ve now been watercolor painting for well over a year. These brushes are AMAZING! Beginners,professional every and step in your painting journey can benefit from these brushes. They hold a ton of water and the tip is super pointed. I now have an 8,6,4 and 2. Can’t beat the smaller brushes for details and smaller scale paintings.

Nice brush!

Where do I even start? I own about a million watercolor brushes, ranging from your cheapo ones that come in a cellophane-wrapped multiset, to several hundred dollar Kaminsky sable brushes, and everything in between. My main brush lines I use regularly are the Da Vinci Casaneos, Escoda Reservas, Isabey Petit Gris Pur, and Isabey Martre Kolinsky Pure. Add in there some Royal & Langnickel Zens for scrubbing/shading, some Matthew Palmers for lifting, and you've got a pretty good idea. This one little brush...my god, what a workhorse!! Never have I been so impressed with one brush. I'm almost embarrassed I've spent so much on other brushes, because if I were stuck on a lonely desert island (arguably with other watercolor supplies and non-dire time to paint) and could have only ONE brush, THIS my friend would be it! The Silver Black Velvet #8 Round. This little ol' modest Silver brush has truly "wowed" me. Why, you might ask, does this little brush seize me so?! Its ability to hold its tip. Here you have a size 8 brush, yet it ends in a legendary point so fine, it could rival size ZERO brushes in other lines (!!!!). Never have I encountered a brush that maintains its point so well. And I've searched. I have many different brands of quill brushes of the whole spectrum of price ranges that were bought with this search in mind, and this one makes them all PALE in comparison. I held out for a ridiculously long time on buying this brush. Everyone was saying "Silver Black Velvet," "Silver Black Velvet" for like 3 years and I couldn't believe it could possibly beat my much more expensive brushes, but I'm here to tell you: JUST DO IT. You won't be sorry! When I bought this one, I also got the 3 pack of small rounds size 0, 2, 4. TBH I haven't even tried them, because this brush (#8) like I said, paints so delicately I have no need for another brush. I'm threatening to go back for a size 12 just to hold more paint and see how that tip compares. This is not a con or a negative, simply a statement for expectation management. This size 8 brush is smaller than I think of when I think of a size 8 round. Compared to the size 8 round of the Da Vinci Casaneo, it is significantly smaller to the tune of it's more of a match to their size 6 round. Again, not negative mark against it by any means, but this is why I recommend also picking up a larger size if you want something bigger. I honestly don't think you will want anything smaller. I know those are crazy things to say, but...I said what I said. Just go and buy your new favorite brush already!

Definitely my favourite brushes for watercolour, keeps its point for long time.

Ottimo un pennello di alta qualità.

Questo per me è un pennello di qualità. Non sono in artista ma amo dipingere e trovo il pennello adatto a ciò che faccio. Questa serie è un po' costosa però....

Only had this brush a few days and it has already become one of my favourites. It holds plenty of water and paint yet still comes to a fine point, as much as my squirrel mops. Hope to buy other sizes in this range. Recommend it to other watercolourists, especially if those who like to paint lots of large fluid washes.

Schöner Aquarellpinsel, super zum Malen. Gute Farb-/Wasseraufnahme