Let's talk Travel Brushes for Watercolour

[@context_curated]

This was quite helpful, thanks!

[@awatercolourist]

Thanks!

[@FaithAnnNB]

I love travel brushes… great video!! I’ve been wanting to try the Rosemary & Co, but so hard to get in Canada (without duties/fees). I have a set of Tintoretto and love them. I especially like that the cases/handles are black and not as reflective as the silver. I also love my Escoda Prado travel brushes. I like brushes with firmer bristles. I have the Princeton Neptune travel brushes, but they’re too soft for me, so I keep them in a travel kit that I don’t use as often. All of my travel brushes are round and I’d like to pick up a flat or filbert brush (or two) for gouache.

[@eileenreillyarts1229]

Yes, there's something about the black and slim case for the Tintoretto that I love. I wish more stores would sell the Rosemary and Co. brushes here but I think there are issues with the shipping and wholesale cost to the deal. I don't have any filbert travel brushes. Now I must research that! 😂

[@anitaanderson2326]

You have a nice selection of travel brushes. I have one Tintoretto size 6 which I used once, closed it into the handle and can’t get it to reopen. I also have the black Escoda set of 3 travel and the red Escoda set of 3 which have various types & sizes of travel brushes. I highly recommend them but I just saw them on Jackson’s website and they have increased the price $75 per set since I bought them in 2021. I have two of Jackson’s own brand which I like, are relatively inexpensive and rumoured to be made by Escoda. They even look like Escoda brushes. I am going to look into your flat brushes. Thank you for sharing.

[@eileenreillyarts1229]

Oh no! That's awful about the Tintoretto! And that's quite a price rise. Now you make me want to check out the Jackson's ones although, as you could see, I don't need any more.😅

[@anitaanderson2326]

@@eileenreillyarts1229 I was looking at Jackson’s website for flat travel brushes and wanted to let you know that Jackson’s own brand of travel brushes have completely changed from what I purchased. They have different line names and now say they’re made in Germany whereas mine say made in Spain. Just thought you should know the current ones are not what I bought last fall.

[@eileenreillyarts1229]

@@anitaanderson2326 thank you for that! I haven't looked for them at Jackson's for a long time so I wouldn't have noticed myself. I'm trying not to look at Jackson's period as I have enough and it's got expensive to ship.