The BEST Watercolor Brush? Try This One! - Escoda vs Da Vinci vs Jackson's Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- How to choose the Best Round Watercolor Brush to improve your Watercolour paintings? A review and comparison between some of the best Watercolour Brushes around: Escoda Perla, Escoda Ultimo, Da Vinci Casaneo, Da Vinci Cosmotop Mix B and Jackson's Icon.
All brushes are in size 12.
However, brush choice and feeling is very subjective to an artist and I'd recommend, if you have the possibility, to test brushes first hand and find the ones that work best for your type of work and the way you paint.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:38 The Brushes
2:23 Removing the Glue from the New Brushes
3:22 Brush Shapes
7:40 Water Capacity
10:15 Sharp Lines
15:38 Conclusion and my favourites
You should have written next to each sample the name of the brush used, we get lost, which is which
Great point. Thanks for the feedback!
What a nice review, good job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Perlas are addictive
I cannot tell you how much money I spent on brushes until I finally discovered what look I was wanting. Princeton Velvet Touch and Princeton Aqua Elite are nice. However, I recently saw an Artist use Princeton Snap brushes. Ironically they are one of their inexpensive brushes. I stayed away from them forever bc I thought that they would be awful and shed. Boy was I wrong! If I am looking to do detailed work and I need to know how much water is going to be released, then I always grab my Princeton Snap. If I am wanting more fluidity wet on wet, letting each color co-mingle then I’ll use Princeton Neptune. I’ve always wanted to try the Escoda line but they’re just too expensive. Maybe one day. Thank you for the fantastic review. ❤
I really need to try some Princeton brush, they get a lot of love. Here in Australia though prices are pretty close, especially if there are sales going on with Escoda or Da Vinci.Thanks for the info :)
I think those snap brushes should be similar to the da vinci spin synthetics.
Oh this was very interesting. I have some Da Vinci brushes I take with me outdoors, but I was considering the Escoda ones because they've been recommended to me by some people. Thanks for the vid! 🌸
Brushes choice is very personal, they end up being extensions of our hand, and we all have different hand writing🙂 Da Vinci and Escoda are both amazing brands, can't go wrong either way. I personally find Escoda round brushes more comfortable to use. About mob brushes, I give a slight edge to Da Vinci.Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
@@RobertoDomeArt Thing is I already have a bunch of brushes so it's harder for me to feel justified buying new ones xD
@ I know the feeling 😅Sometimes a new tool is all we need to keep the motivation to painting going. Paint a lot and once it's time to change your brush, try a different one 😉
I've got the Da Vinci Maestro 1503 and I really enjoy the sable. I considered the Maestro full size but I dont think I'm ready to spend that much money. Been looking for a good alternative that is less expensive, so I considered the Jackson brushes. After seeing this review and a few others, I may try the Jackson and see how they perform. I have a size 12 Richeson 7000 series and I really like it, but it isn't as soft as real squirrel and a little too soft for fine details, but the snap back, the tip, and the water carry are excellent. I just bust out the size 7 for the details on big paintings.
Thank you for your comment. I might try the Richeson 7000, it sounds a lot like the Escoda Ultimo that I really like. Currently also trying out a size 10 Escoda Versatil. As the name suggests it is quite adaptable to different situations but hairs length slightly on the longer end. I’ll probably add this one to the list for a comparison.
@@RobertoDomeArt I would watch another comparison video for sure. There are so many brands, it's good to know how they compare. I originally watched this video to hear about the Jackson brush compared to the others.
I would love to see a video on travel brushes….? Thank you for this review. I like using “Silver Black Velvet size 10. I also like the Princeton Velvetouch Long Round #8, for details. I think I will try DaVinci out. Thx again! 👍🙏🏻🖌
@@mendyhand3895 thank you for your comment. I’m actually currently travelling and working on my next video around my travel supplies :) hope to get a chance to upload it soon. Thanks for watching.
I wish I had an Escoda Prado, but unfortunately, they don't sell them here. So, I have to rely on Milan 311 and Da Vinci Nova 1570 for details. Is it me, or for fine details the synthetic brushes, work better than natural hair ones??
They are usually stiffer, so it's definitely easier to lay down extra fine, detailed lines.
@@RobertoDomeArtI'm only on my 3d month of my watercolor journey! Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!!
@@greekveteran2715 Nice. It's a wonderful medium. I'll post more on watercolor tools and techniques, and hopefully I can help :)
@@RobertoDomeArt That would be awesome! The more I get into the medium, the more I like it! A wonderful medium indeed!
Im very very curious to know the tip of da vinci brushes after 1yr. Any comments by anyone please.
For now I can only comment on the tip of the squirrel mop brushes from Da Vinci, and they are really really good. I guess in general it does depends a lot on how you use your brushes too. If you drop or not your brushes in the water jar, if you clean them after each use, how you pick pigments from the palette etc.
I thought that the Jackson Icon was a sable/synthetic mix...
Interesting. I checked their website and apparently the Icon is now a mix. Though, I'm pretty sure when I purchased mine it was saying only synthetic. They might have updated their line of brushes, I will need to look further into this. Thanks for pointing it out.
Nice video, now I want sushi lol
ahah thanks :P
You can't go wrong with Escoda. Ever.
100% 🙂
I was disappointed in the Escoda Perla. It doesn't take any punishment, the bristles are very sensitive and split and fray easily.
Interesting, I found them quite strong to be honest. However I need to say I use them gently and mainly for detailed areas. If I need to squash a brush on the paper like for painting foliage for example, I use softer brushes or old ones. Thanks for your comment.
Get a Rembrandt series 100 brush! They perform better than Da Vinci or Escoda and they cost 20€ for a no8 and 10€ for a no6! Don't get fooled by the low price,they are easily some of the best brushes out there. Raphael 8404 and Isabey are also at that level,but they cost 2 to 3 times more,for literally the same brush. Rembrandt series 100,are 100% handmade Kolinsky made in Germany. It just doesn't get any better!
@@greekveteran2715 thanks for the tip but I rarely use sable brushes. I prefer the springiness and snap of blends or synthetics.
I second this, the pure kolinsky from rembrandt has more springiness than most sable brushes. But those prices mentioned are very low, I see the no8 for €68
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Sorry if the video left some confusion. If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comments and I'll try my best to clarify. Thanks