 Blended Watercolor Paintbrushes Why would you want a “blended” watercolor paint brush? It does sound like a “Starbucks marketing” kind of term doesn’t it? Thankfully it isn’t. A blended watercolor paintbrush just means that the artist brush head (the part where the hairs are) is made from a blend of different kinds of hair. This can be a good option for artists for many reasons. As almost all of us have experienced, Kolinsky sable brushes are some of the most expensive watercolor brushes that an artist can buy. (Except when you buy them from Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, of course.) Despite the expense, Kolinsky, as well as other sables, have many positive properties for creating art. For one, the unique shape that “mother nature” dons on a hair gives it the natural ability to make a beautiful point. Natural hairs of any kind are also more absorbent than fiber made in a laboratory. This means that your art brush made of sable will point better, and can paint farther across the page without recharging than other artist paintbrushes made of other materials. However, art brushes made with synthetic fibers have their advantages too. Synthetic fiber brushes are much less expensive than natural hair brushes in addition to being very durable. A synthetic brush can deal with artist-style punishment that natural hair brushes can not. The cost factor is not the only reason for students to consider synthetic brushes. When you are learning it helps to have a brush that can learn with you. So, what do you do when you want to combine all of these great advantages? You purchase a blended watercolor brush to add to your art supply. Blended brushes combine the softness, pointing capability, and color holding capacity of natural hair with the durability, spring and cost effective qualities of synthetics. See why making the move to a blended paintbrush for your art supplies is not only fiscally responsible, but artistically really wonderful!
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