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Dear Patrons,

I have had such an amazing reaction to the Pro Arte Masterstroke brush sets that we've been selling. Pro Arte asked me if there were any other brushes that my audience might like and I had a good old think about which other brushes I use. 

But I am nothing without my Patrons and I wanted to get your opinion.

I concluded that there are four brushes other than my beloved pointed rounds that seem to come up quite regularly for me when painting:

size 12 series 100 connoisseur round RRP £19

This round brush is a half synthetic, half sable brush with a beautiful all round capability. Larger than the pointed rounds I usually use but still brilliant at both fine lines and thick strokes so it can paint a whole painting without changing brushes, and it holds more water than the smaller pointed rounds, allowing for more swift coverage.

3/4 inch Series 99 Connoisseur One Stroke (pictured is a Princeton one but it's the same thing) RRP £17

Great for washes and the flat head allows for precision and large coverage at the same time. Half sable, half synthetic.

size 6 Series 45 Sablesque Blend Mop Brush  RRP £25

The mop is a really handy brush to have in any watercolour set, allowing for a quick coverage wash of an area without having to go back into the water jar over and over again. The synthetic bristles have been developed to have sable-esque qualities.

size 0 Series 103 Prolene Rigger Writers Pointed Ends RRP £2.70

This is the brush I always use for really long fine lines, like stems and spindly branches. It goes further than any pointed round could and is such a useful brush to have. This is a synthetic brush as I feel a good snap is important for this type of painting.

So my question to you is: do you think you would buy these brushes? Or are there other brushes you can't live without! Comment below to tell me!

Would you be more likely to buy them if you saw them being used in tutorial videos?

Together they RRP for approximately £64, would you pay that on brushes if you knew they were really good quality and would be useful additions to your painting?

Please be honest, I won't mind at all if you say it's way over how much you would spend on brushes. I just want to know whether it's a good idea launching this set of brushes to go with the current sets I sell.

If we do end up selling a set, my Patrons will of course get a discount code.

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Kathryn Clancy

I have a size twelve and a size three rigger but the other brushes including a size zero rigger could be useful for sure. I’d really prefer synthetic though for humanitarian reasons. Just hate the idea of animal bristles 🥴

April Haxby

I would definitely be interested in getting the rigger brush. The others I already have brushes that serve these purposes and I am unlikely to replace in a hurry as they all have a lot of life left in them and are not used very often. I am sure other people who have not yet got these brushes would be interested though.

Anke Horacek

I love your current brushes and I would definitely buy these. Your brushes are such great quality and have helped my painting so much.

Diane Schreiner

I would certainly get the rigger. I already have a variety of flat, mop and other pointed round. But I do like the Pro Arte pointed round you are selling.

Jackie Stubbe

I love the Pro Arte brushes u have been selling. I had some trouble with the 3 smallest brushes and they are being replaced. I would love to see you using them in a tutorial before I buy.

Gill Mundin

I’d be interested in the mop and the rigger. Would you consider selling them separately or were you thinking of putting them together as a set? I don’t think I’d go for the set as I’d be doubling up on the other two. Would be great to see them in a tutorial, great idea!

Beate Spindler

I would like the rigger and the 3/4 inch one ...

Teresa Collard

Yes, I would buy the brushes as a set. I have been looking for a good mop brush. I would love to see you use them in the tutorial. It does inspire some odd want for me when I see something that I don't have being used. I bought your brush series and hope to get a back up set this summer. Thanks for asking our opinion.

Linda Bloom

I have a Rigger Brush, but don't know how to use it. It's not a very good one and has some hairs sticking out a right angles, so I would buy another one if you could demonstrate it in a painting. Also the mop brush is so fascinating! I would love to see this one in use as well - in a painting, not just drawing a line. It just looks so professionally artisty!I it would look like I know what I'm doing if I had this brush in my jar.

Dee

I would like to see them used, see what all you can do with them. I would buy them.

Jana

I love my large round brushes and flat brushes. Something I've been more curious about are angled brushes and mop brushes. I love a good fan brush, too.

Tammie

I find a variety of fan brushes to be helpful in creating textures. I also enjoy a few pointed rounds with soft, easy snap when creating rough edges. The brush set you have curated is outstanding. I bought two sets. And more as gifts for friends.

Carol

Yes, I would definitely buy a set, and would spend that on good brushes.

Debbie V

I would definitely like to see how you use other brushes. My personal two criteria for painting supplies are vegan and not made in China.

de Winton Paper co.

Certainly considering selling separately. The shipping will feel like quite a lot but I guess if you just want the one then it’s fine

de Winton Paper co.

Cool, good criteria Debbie. I know they’re made in the Uk and I said in another reply that I might try and get an alternative for the sable ones

Kerri Fair

Yes, I have a bit of an addiction to brushes, but have banned myself from purchasing more. I love your set and use it exclusively even though I have several more expensive versions. I really like seeing them used in a tutorial so I understand how they are best used. That’s my vote, please include in your tutorials.

Rose Morales

My favorite Pro Arte Masterstroke brush set would bee number 4 all the way down to 4/0

Lori L

Hi! I absolutely LOVE my brush set I bought! I totally trust your recommendations. Good art supplies are expensive. If they work, then I'm all in! Especially if you demo techniques for us! I've been wanting a good mop style brush. Also, I've seen some recent excitement on line about other brushes such as the 1/4" dagger, triangle, filbert...I saw you do a petal style/cat's tongue brush? I'm always open to learning new techniques and working with better supplies. Whatever you choose, I'm sure I'd buy.

Carol Ann Keough

just purchased a few brushes, but really good quality brushes make the process so much easier. I could use the smaller size rounds. All your items are quality.

Debra Broido

I have similar brushes to all of these. Not sure I would buy a set. Maybe if I saw something special in a tutorial I might consider.

Heather S

I dislike my current rigger brush, so I'd be love to give your recommended one a try. I have the other brushes on your list but would be willing to pay shipping for a single brush.

Cheryl Gibbs

I have one type of each but from different manufacturers. All were recommended and I'm not that happy with them--especially the rigger brush. So, if you recommended these, my trusted teacher, I would definitely buy a set! Thank you soooo much!

Scheherazade

I am actively searching for a new mop brush for my watercolor. The one I'm using now I stole from my silk painting stash and because it is permanently stained I can't tell if it's clean by looking at it. So a super thirsty mop would be great

Missy Smith

I would definitely like to get the brushes. I have tried different brushes over the years and my favorite are the Pro Arte brushes you recommend! I agree with Cheryl, if you are recommending the brushes I would definitely buy them!

Kathrin Dieter

I would love to get those brushes! Yes it is a lot of money, but I would spend more if I would try to figure it out in my own. As well I didn’t find a supplier in Germany for pro arte yet and would love to purchase them at your Etsy shop!

Lauren Watt

I use a rigger and would buy yours when I need a new one, the others are probably out of my price range.

Jilly Parrish

Yes, absolutely. I have so many brushes and only use a few, I need a new decent set but not sure what's best x

Rosalyn Solinger

Thank you for asking. I think the rigger is interesting and would probably purchase. Have a number of flats already and would probably not purchase a package unless synthetics. Enjoying the pro art brushes.

Tammie

I have been experimenting with some wedge or triangle brushes. Nice specialty brushes for leaves. If you come across one, you might enjoy it.

Kate Tully

Hi Harriet are you selling this set? X

de Winton Paper co.

Yes. On both Etsy and website but on Etsy it’s temporarily not available on overseas shipping as we’ve got this issue with Royal Mail right now. Hopefully being resolved this week