Princeton Neptune watercolor brushes are our most-recommended option for artists working in water-soluble media. The synthetic hair is just as absorbent as natural squirrel bristles, but unlike natural hair, it's much easier to clean and it's less likely to frizz...

This simple brush is meant for practicing Japanese handwriting, but we like it for any project with ink or watercolor. Its hexagonal handle won't roll off the table, feels good in the hand, and looks great in pale blue. Its...

With most high-end brushes, the handle is an afterthought. The Isabey Vintage line of fine watercolor brushes combines a hand-shaped, premium brush with a gorgeous tapered wood handle, an elongated brass ferrule, and a loop attached to the back for...

These Italian bristle brushes are essential tools for oil and acrylic painters—useful for priming, underpainting, large-scale painting, and varnishing. Set painters and muralists rely on this type of brush for its high capacity and its balance between stiffness and maneuverability....

Made in Spain with 100% extra virgin olive oil, Escoda Olive Oil Artists' Soap is a luxurious choice for brushes and hands alike. The olive oil acts as a natural conditioner and keeps brushes soft and healthy. To clean brushes,...

This pocket-sized brush and bottle set from Kuretake is a great little tool for traveling watercolorists or those who like to work in places without a sink. Fill the brush and bottle with water before you go out, then paint...

With most high-end brushes, the handle is an afterthought. The Isabey Vintage line of fine watercolor brushes combines a hand-shaped, premium brush with a gorgeous tapered wood handle, an elongated brass ferrule, and a loop attached to the back for...

RGM Plus palette knives are essential tools for mixing, moving, and applying paint, especially heavier paints like oil and acrylic. The smaller, more flexible knives (#1 to #98) are called painting knives, and they are meant for applying paint and...

With most high-end brushes, the handle is an afterthought. The Isabey Vintage line of fine watercolor brushes combines a hand-shaped, premium brush with a gorgeous tapered wood handle, an elongated brass ferrule, and a loop attached to the back for...

Pentel's Vistage water brushes are our secret weapon when working with water-based media like watercolor, ink, and gouache. Unscrew the reservoir and fill it with water. Screw the pen back together and squeeze; water quickly saturates the synthetic brush tip....

Catalyst Polytip bristle brushes are a new line from Princeton Brush that advances the science of synthetic hair. This new series is super stiff, yet still extremely responsive. Unlike natural hog bristle, Catalyst has real integrity in water. Natural bristle...

With most high-end brushes, the handle is an afterthought. The Isabey Vintage line of fine watercolor brushes combines a hand-shaped, premium brush with a gorgeous tapered wood handle, an elongated brass ferrule, and a loop attached to the back for...