🖌️ Essential Chinese Painting Brushes for Novice Artists, 3-Piece Set Review

I bought these for my friend who is an artist and although she decided she couldn't use them for intensive work they are superb down to the last detail. They are durable and very well made and are very comfortable to hold. They appear to be handmade and their characteristics are carved very precisely in Chinese characters on the bamboo handles. I don't speak Chinese, but I was able to match the "wolf" crest with my tattoo. This obviously doesn't affect their function, but it tells me that…

These are very good brushes, 3 brushes at this price. White - large soft brush; the middle one seems to have a slightly larger body; small is perfect for things like bird paws and beaks or floral details. I'm a longtime fan but I know a thing or two; have enough brush and experience to know things. These brushes hold enough water and ink that I don't have to refill them often. They return to their points, stray hairs do not stick out of them. (I've been using them every day for two weeks now…

They arrived quickly and are all I needed for a beginner in sumi-e painting. I'm working (very slowly) on The Four Gentlemen and the middle brush got stuck in my hand most of the time! For those new to Chinese painting, there is a lot to learn! You need a lot of research and practice. There are many different styles and techniques and a very interesting history. Just getting these brushes put me down a path I didn't know existed. It's not like western painting where you try to depict something…

smaller than the tools used (although it's still important to use the best quality for which you have the means) and emphasizes the spirit of the artist and the skill of execution. This creed seems at odds with Western watercolor ideals and the commercial attitude of today, where many cannot aspire to quality supplies due to the scarcity and outrageous cost of "Artistic Grade" paints, brushes and paper. That being said, I bought this brush set after researching all the necessary materials for…