Kuretake PHYS Water brush pen Long, 15mm Large tip, for Watercolor Paint, urban outdoor travel sketch, Professional, Artists, Crafters, Made in Japan

Decent water brushes

I probably own hundreds of paintbrushes, but these are hands-down my favorite for watercolor—and I can’t even explain why. They just work, and I always find myself reaching for them. I love them so much that I keep buying extra sets, just in case they ever stop making them. That’s how you know they’re good.

I received my first Kuretake water brush in a Kuretake travel palette set and loved it. I started using it almost exclusively for my watercolor work, preferring it to my regular brushes. But I needed a fine tip one for all the small detail work that I do. Unfortunately, I bought into all the Youtube videos that rave about Pentel's water brush and bought one of those instead. I was very disappointed, returned it immediately and ordered this like I should have done to begin with! Now, this is all a matter of preference. The very thing people love about Pentel is what I disliked and the same goes for this brush, you might not like the things I like about it. But hopefully it will help you one way or another! I am attaching pics of it compared to the fine tip Pentel so you can compare. You can see how much longer it is. In the other photo of the tips, the Kuretake is actually on the left, with the white nib. The Pentel has the black nib. The first thing I like about this brush is the longer, pen-like shape. I just prefer how it feels in the hand. You can see it's significantly longer than the Pentel. I didn't like the fat part of the Pentel and much prefer the slimmer feel of this one. The longer length of this brush might be too long for some very small travel palettes, so that's something to consider. This Kuretake has a thicker, firmer barrel. This means it's harder to squeeze. A lot of people like the Pentel because it's so easy to squeeze but that's actually what I disliked about it, it was too squishy for my taste. This one feels sturdy and more substantial. I do a lot of dry brush techniques and I don't want the water to flow too easily, so I like that it takes a more deliberate squeeze. This one is less wet than the Pentel. Again, this is something a lot of Youtubers rave about, but I didn't like that about it. This one lets me wipe it off and use it damp instead of wet. The Pentel stayed wet constantly, whether I liked it or not. If you're a wet painter, you might like that better, but I like less wet. Fine tip: The tip is fine, great for detailing. The Pentel tip might be slightly finer, but it's also slightly longer, which means it's more flexible. I prefer this tip because the slightly shorter, wider base of the bristles gives me more control while still being able to get into tiny areas. But overall, the tips are very similar. There's nothing I dislike about this brush, and this will be the only brand I use going forward, I love them.

I use this brush for sketching with watercolor pencils in bed. It works very well for being a plastic bristled brush. My only wish is that the water didn't come out of the collar around the bristles, as this means it has to be tipped juuust so, or else the water does not hit the bristles but instead drips on the paper. If the water came out of the center, right into the brush it would be better, but I'm still very happy with this aquabrush. Others I've tried had bristles that were either way too soft, or way too stiff. This brush meets in the middle with a satisfying spring.

I think this is my favorite waterbrush, simply because the brush tip is so fine- definitely smaller than the smallest Aquash brush (which I have been using regularly until this one). The tiny brush makes it much easier to do detailed work with the waterbrush, and maintain crisp lines. Like all waterbushes, the brush does fray if scrubbed too hard against paper, so if blending colors or doing a lot of shading, you might consider getting a watrbrush that you know will fray and lose its point and keep one just for detailed work. The one issue I do have with this brush is that water doesn't flow too easily- most of the time you have to squeeze the barrel to get the water flowing. This is a good and bad thing- with some mediums, I really like having control of the water so that a big drop doesn't flow out and flood whatever I am working on. But, when using pan watercolors and cakes of gouache, I like to have a waterbrush that allows water to flow continually (like the Aquash), so remembering to squeeze the barrel is not my favorite. But, like I said, the fine brush on this trumps everything else and is why I give it five stars. It allows for great control, especially in detailed work. It's the waterbrush I have been looking for. I just wish they'd adjust the water to flow out continually rather than having a drop or two come out when the barrel is squeezed.

Kuretake is rumored to be commonly re-branded which can be identified by the clip on the cap. The company is always looking for convenient tools ready to go and this idea is actually useful when traveling on short notice with a sketchbook. Because of this rumor I went ahead and bought this. This waterbrush can be difficult to refill so I recommend squeezing it under running tab water or in a cup of water, that way the reservoir absorbs up some water. You can try taking off the control cap but that can be hassle and I wouldn't recommend filling it up all the way anyway because the less water in the reservoir the more control you have on the size and amount of water drops. You want as much control as you can get with this style of brush because the water comes out of the side right before the bristles instead of through the bristles so just tilted it over a safe spot. That way you don't risk damaging any of your art with water applied when you are not ready. Some would prefer their waterbrushes to release water through the bristles but than you have to worry about any color you are working with to be sucked up in the reservoir if you lay it down or have to move unexpectedly. As always brushes are better for more control but this synthetic brush does pretty good for writing.

This is a high quality, extremely practical set. And they both fit in an Altoids tin with a couple pans of paint! I’ve purchased several of these.

I liked the fact that I. An paint continuously, without the need to keep refilling. Very pleased with this item . Arrived before specified date and was well packaged.

Easy to fill and intuitive to use. A wonderful addition to a travel set. The bristles stain quickly but won't contaminate your other colours after a quick flood and wipe down.

The order was delayed due to a typhoon hitting Osaka airport. I received a full refund with apologies, even if it was not the seller's fault at all. After sometime, the delayed package arrived anyway. I contacted the seller saying the refund was no longer necessary and he said it was ok. Great, great, customer support! Strongly recommended. By the way, the water brush per is great quality too!

scheint sehr sehr gut zu malen

Très bon produit, reçu en 2 semaines, et au bout de quelques semaines d'utilisation l'eau ne "fuit" pas marche très bien, je les compare au Caran d'ache que j'adore aussi.