Princeton : Aqua Elite : Synthetic Kolinsky Sable : Watercolour Brush : Series 4850 : Short Handle : Round : Size 6

Value for Money, Durable, LOVE IT

GREAT WATER AND PAINT RETENTION AND THE ONES I'VE USED SO FAR GIVE A NICE PRETTY EVEN RELEASE OF PIGMENT ALMOST EVERY TIME.SOME OF THE BRUSHES STAY FLATTENED LATERALLY WHILE USING THOUGH, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING I CAN WORK AROUND. AGAIN, AS PER THE TITLE, KOLINSKY SABLE IS KOLINSKY SABLE AND IT'S NOT BEEN SURPASSED TO THIS DATE.I'M ALSO NOT ONE FOR THIS "ETHICALITY" THEORY AS SABLES HAVE BEEN NATURALLY HUNTED BY HUMANS AND OTHER CREATURES SINCE THE ORIGENS OF OUR ANCIENT TRYST, (WHICH MAKES ITSELF AN ETHICAL IMMORALITY ISSUE RELATING TO THE NATIVE HUMANS SUCH ACTIVISM TARGETS) AND EXTINCTION IS A MOOT RELEVANCE AS THEY ARE SO HIGHLY PRISED AND ADMIRED. UNSUSTAINABLE, UNSANCTIONED POACHING CARRIES SEVERE PRISON PENALTIES IN RUSSIA, IF THEY DON'T GET SHOT BY SPETNAZ AND THE WILDERNESS WARDENS FIRST.THEY ALSO POSE A MAJOR PROBLEM THEMSELVES ECOLOGICALLY IF THEY ARE NOT CULLED AS THEY EAT SO REVENOUSLY DUE TO THEIR EXTREMELY HIGH METABOLIC REQUIREMENTS (AS WITH THE WHOLE OF THE WEASEL FAMILY) AND THOSE HUMANS HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT REGULATION SINCE THE BEGINNING NO MATTER WHAT SOME FANTASIST IDEOLOGUE LOVES TELLING THEMSELVES.EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT BUT COMPLETELY, UNETHICALLY, (CRIMINALLY, IN MY OPINION) IGNORED UNDER THE TERM "ETHICAL", IS THE LIVELYHOOD OF NATIVE SIBERIANS THAT RELY ON THIS SUSTAINABLE, NECCESSARY CULLING TO SURVIVE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THRIVE, AS THE RELATIVELY SMALL QUANTITIES THEY GET PROVIDE THEIR FAMALIES WITH THE MEANS TO ESCAPE POVERTY AND THE HARSHNESS OF SIBERIA'S WINTERS DUE TO SABLE TAIL FUR BEING 300% THE PRICE OF GOLD, WHICH IS ALSO WHY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THE CREATURE TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR EXTINCTION JUST ON COLD CURRENCY FACTORS ALONE.THEIR RESPECT AND VALUE OF THE CREATURE AS PER NATURE, BY NATURE'S STANDARDS (AND THUS THEIRS AND THE SABLE'S OWN), IS WELL BEYOND OUR ALMOST ENTIRELY INDUSTRIALIZED WESTERN, PSYCHOLOGY "EDUCATION" DEPARTMENT BASED, SO CALLED "ETHICAL MORALIST" UNDERSTANDING. PERHAPS THEY WANT US TO SEND THEM TO ANSWER IN RUSSIAN COURTS FOR PROMOTING UNETHICAL POVERTY UPON PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AND ON ETHICAL GROUNDS, WILL NOT JOIN THE RAT RACE CITY INDUSTRY THAT CREATES SYNTHETIC, "ETHICALLY MORAL" BUT HIGHLY UNECOLOGICALLY, POVERTY INDUCING, "ETHICAL", POLLUTING PAINT BRUSHES.THEY CAN THEN BE MADE TO PAY FOR THOSE FAMILIES LOSSES AND FURTHER FINANCIAL INSECURITIES FROM THEIR OWN PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNTS (AND NOT THE REST OF OURS), EVERY MONTH.BEYOND THAT THE ETHICALITY OF PROMOTING MORE PLASTIC PRODUCTION AND WASTE ACCUMULATION (AS WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A JOKE THAT HASN'T BEEN AND STILL IS'NT A RELIABLE PROMISE - AND NOTHING MORE), AND TOXIFICATION OF THE PLANET - AIR, WATER, LAND AND SEA AND THOSE FAILED WASTE MANAGEMENT PROMISES BEYOND THE "RELY ON US TO FINALLY GET IT DONE THIS TIME" MODEL, WHILST MORE WASTE PRODUCING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN AND IS BEING BUILT GLOBALLY BY THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE "EMERGING MARKETS" THAT HAVE ZERO PERCENT OF WESTERNISED SCRUTINY AND ACCOUNTABILITY (LIKE CHINA AND INDIA TO NAME A TINY NUMBER, BUT ALREADY MOST VASTLY SIGNIFICANT FEW COUNTRIES) HAS BEEN AND STILL IS A FAR GREATER THREAT TO ETHICS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ETHICAL ECOLOGICAL SURVIVAL IN THE GREATER CONCERN.UNTIL THE VEGANS COME UP WITH ADEQUATE REPLACEMENT BRUSHES MADE FROM ENLIGHTENED CARROT FIBRE THAT CAN BE GROWN ALL YEAR ROUND IN SIBERIA, I GUESS WE'LL ALL HAVE TO COMPRIMISE TO AVOID ONE ETHICALITY TRUMPING SEVERAL RATHER SEVERE AND IMPORTANT ETHICALITY ISSUES LIKE POVERTY AND BASIC NATIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.IN THAT CASE THESE BRUSHES ARE A GREAT, MORE BUDGET FRIENDLY, "IF IT'S WHAT YOU CAN GET" -"WE'RE ATTMPTING TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE ALTERNATIVE BUT HAVEN'T MANAGED TO YET" BRUSH OPTION THAT PERFORM PRETTY WELL.

Ich liebe diesen Pinsel! Feine Spitze für Details, hält viel Wasser&Farbe. Ein Allrounder. Perfekt.

Well not much they are wonderful brushes but this one is my very favorite. I love just holding it. At first i thought it was coated in a smooth rubber but I don't think so. It feels like the right thing is what comes to mind. The bristles are like Goldilocks not too snappy not to limp but just right. To be honest now that I have this aqua elite I have almost forgiven Princeton for the bad brush I have watched roam around my life because really I should have returned it but just keep misplacing it. I got a neptune daggar that was an obv. oppsie. Every company even Princeton has an oopsie. I had a resentment I am back to loving and respecting my mid priced Princetons. I do have others though I enjoy now. I strayed. But Princeton is always going to be my go to.

Brush came with no cap and there was no gum on the bristles. It'll still paintbrush but it's disappointing.

I own every variety of Princeton watercolor brush and this is a very happy medium between the heritage and the Neptune! It holds a good amount of water but it’s not a mop like the neptunes. It also does a good job of not dropping the water all at once. It has good snap and holds its shape. It doesn’t have as good a point as the heritage though. The taper is a little jagged too, like a bad hair cut. I checked block and they all look like that, it’s just the brush. That said it’s still pretty nicely pointed. It keeps things juicy while allowing precision.Pic for point comparison between a heritage 10, an aqua elite 6 and a Neptune 8

This is an excellent brush, but it holds so much water. It took a little while for me to get used to. It holds more water than my Princeton heritage brush of the same size. Point is great.