I stumbled across your videos trying to learn more about a new (to me) travel brush brand. I am glad you reached out to Escoda ... and I'm glad you mentioned how there is one of your Rosemary brushes that is less of a favorite. I do prefer natural bristles and when I got my first travel brushes I added them to an Art Tool Kit order. My first travel brushes were actually Rosemary - a dagger I enjoy and round 9 that I rarely use since it has little spring and will not come to a point to save it's life. I use the R9 more like a mop since it does hold a ton. After that I did some research and got my first Escoda Reserva travel rounds and I love using them! I had mixed results with Isabey. I tend to work smaller but have started to venture out a bit. Last brush I acquired was a Pro Arte travel filbert. It's synthetic and I'm finding it fun. PS - after looking at your channel we have multiple common interests - watercolor, travel notebooks, Chic Sparrow, fountain pens, Goulet (love the Emerald of Chicken sticker). Write on and paint your heart out! :)
Super helpful, I've recently purchased an Ultimo and it looks like your old one, I also had no idea they weren't supposed to look like that! Thankyou☺️
@@MysteryArts Thank you for the quick reply! You helped me make my decision, and I ordered the three-pack of the travel brushes for myself. I can't wait!
My No 2 Reserva is not great ... it has never held a point & when wet it spreads like it's dry. My No 4 is great ... purchased both at the same time. It seems the No 2 lines have issues.
After watching this video (4yrs in the future) I reached out to Escoda about my brush & the very nice person sent a replacement 😊. What a difference! Great company. Go Catalonia, go Barça! Thanks for your video!👍
I too have problems with both my Escoda travel brushes - Versatil No 2 & 4 and Perla No 2 🥲They no longer come to a point after 5 months of usage. When they are in good condition, they are amazing.They are quite expensive but unfortunately not long lasting.
The Silver Black Velvet brushes are Kolinsky synthetic and they are exceptional brushes. I also saw even professional artists ,if they use a brush a lot, I mean a lot, even the best brushes won’t come anymore to a point anymore like when they were new and that’s normal.If the brush doesn’t perform well, doesn’t hold the paint and water or leave empty spots on the paper,then there is a problem
Judith F these “old” escoda brushes were essentially new brushes-I had never used them other than to paint with them a time or two so they really should have been able to come to a point. I also think if you care for your natural hair brushes they should last a really long time and continue to perform well. Some watercolor artists I know have been using the same natural hair brushes for decades and they still work great. It’s usually the synthetic brushes that don’t last, but technology is getting better. The silver black velvet brushes are a combination of synthetic fibers and squirrel hair-they are great brushes, but they are much softer than kolinskys.
Mystery Arts and Crafts Oh I’m sorry I didn’t know those “old” brushes were still almost new,then for sure they shouldn’t behave like this. But I never used real hair brushes, I’m sorry I don’t agree with that when there are very good quality synthetic ones. I always thought that sable is softer than squirrel, at least in the synthetic that’s how it feels to me,but who knows
