Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Brush, Round SH #1,Black

I've been using cheap synthetic brushes to paint my warhammer army and was generally satisfied with the results. The one caveat being faces. With this brush I can finally paint eyes! Great brush and wish I had gotten one sooner.

Arrived packaged really well! I know there are some bad reviews about it potentially being the wrong brush, but it def seems legit. I’d say for the price, go for it!

After spending a few months using cheap brushes and dealing with curling tips and other inconveniences I decided to treat myself to a real brush. It came frayed out of the box and would not hold a tip. I spent a few weeks convinced I was just new to real hair brushes and needed practice. I dumped hours into tutorials and even reshaped the tip using some guides, and the brush would now hold a tip for about 3 seconds before splitting and making it completely impossible to do any detail work at all. I’m back to my cheap brushes and may eventually try a different brand of Sable brush but will not be buying another Winsor & Newton brush. Complete waste of money.

I usually do not write reviews, but had to share my experience. It was hard to pay so much for one paint brush, but due to the nature of my project, I was not able to easily accomplish what I wanted with what I had. I bought all the different types of brushes, some more expensive that others. They were not cutting it. They say buy a good brush, but they are $$$. Out of desperation, I shelled out for the Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Watercolor Brush - Round #1. And three others, the same, only other sizes. I just used it, and I had only one thing in my mind as I painted with this brush-it is a dream of a brush! I think I am in love with a paint brush at this point. No stray wayward bristles, and a ability to paint a sharper point than I thought possible with this size. It held paint good, layed down the paint good, had a good feel with the handle, and just the right flexibility to the bristles. It was sooooo nice to finally have such a good experience with a brush! It made things so much more easy than the other brushes I have used. I never thought that there would be such a difference, but there is. It was easily worth the money to me and I have no regrets. And it is nice to actually get what I paid for a a lot more. They are right, it is good to invest in a good brush.

Windsor and Newton paint brushes are top quality. I do love how they hold the paint in the belly and let the paint glide off the tip. I suggest if you paint anything try these paintbrushes. I use acrylics. They clean up easily with professional paintbrush cleaner and cool water. The tips are as sharp now as they were 10 models ago.TIPS for caring: I do take very good care of my brushes. True of any paint brush, If for some reason they begin to become misshaped try reconditioning them. Store tip down while drying. Don't dip the paint past the hub. Clean with soap as you turn. Reshape tip every time. Never jam brush in the bottom of your rinse bowl.

I started painting miniatures five years ago. Like many people, I started by buying some miniatures that looked cool for my D&D campaign, some cheap paints, and a pack of generic paint brushes.After working on several miniatures, and having disappointing results (for a number of reasons), I decided to invest a little more into the hobby. It was around this point in my painting "career" that I bought my first few Winsor & Newton Sereies 7 brushes.My first size 0 and size 1 brushes leveled up my painting game. In combination with other critical aspects like properly thinning paints, letting coats dry, etc., I finally was able to achieve a quality that I was happy with.About a year ago, my first size 1 brush started to fray/fork. For me, the replacement choice felt obvious. I bought another size 1 Series 7 brush. Unlike the first brush, however, the tip almost immediately began to separate/fork. I know that my first Series 7 brush didn't last as long as it could have due to my lack of proper care techniques when I first got it. Now though, I'm pretty sure the replacement suffered from a poor quality control process.What I find unfortunate, is that now after only a few months of struggling with the brush, I can't get it to hold a tip for more than a few bush strokes. It is no longer viable to use. I'm now shopping for another size 1 brush. Coming back to consider buying another Series 7 size 1 brush, I am seeing quite a few other stories like mine. At a price point of $20-$30, with as much competition as exists for my money (especially in an economy with as rampant inflation as we've seen), I'm very hesitant to buy another one of these brushes for fear I get another poor-quality brush.TLDR: My first Series 7, size 1 brush was great and lasted for many projects. The latest purchase, in ~June of 2023, is already unusalbe due to poor quality control. For the price, I know I'll be exploring other options to see if there are other brush of similar potential quality but with better production quality control. ((The images are of the tip after only a few minutes of painting now and some of the projects I've used the brush on; the brush began to fray like this after only a few uses, despite me taking care of it. The output is great when the brush holds its tip...))

My use case is painting tabletop miniatures. I'm new to it, but have made finally getting good at it a main artistic goal for 2024.I went from the cheapest synthetic mini painting brushes money could buy to one W&N S7 #1. Those cheap synthetic brushes are now on perpetual blending and texturing duty, because the W&N feels like a laser pointer while the cheap brushes feel like a floodlight.If you also find yourself in my position before purchasing, I highly recommend getting the #1 for fine detail work and a #2 or #3 for painting larger surfaces. A #1 sounds like it'd struggle for panel lining, but even on WH40k minis, getting the tip into the panel lines is no problem at all. With a #1 and #2/#3 on hand, I think you'd be incredibly well-set for painting any tabletop mini.

My brush was delivered on time and without damage. I feel confident I will get good quality items when ordering through Amazon.