This is one of three pocket brushes that I use for my watercolor travel kit (the others are an Escoda Perla round size 12, and a Rosemary & Co. R12 1/4" sable/nylon blend dagger). This Reserva size 4 round is the one I use the most. It was also the first Escoda brush I purchased and in my inexperience with the brand, it was a little smaller than anticipated but I find that I still use it more over others when travelling as it suits my small books and style of painting. Escoda's sizing convention runs a little smaller than other brands so be sure to check the measurements and don't go just by the numerical size.
Using this brush is such a treat. Besides looking like a piece of jewelry, it performs with precision and holds more paint than other brushes its size. It has plenty of spring and holds its point extremely well.
The cap posts onto the end of the brush providing length and good balance. If you're arting outdoors, after you've rinsed your brush and capped it, the hole at the top of the cap allows your wet brush to breathe until you can get home to wash and dry thoroughly uncapped.
This Kolinsky-tajmyr sable is the finest watercolor brush I've used. It's ability to hold paint is outstanding. It's soft without being a wet noodle, very responsive with good control, and liberating the best characteristics of watercolor paint. As well as watercolor, I also use it for ink washing with pH balanced fountain pen inks. I can paint as loose or as tight as I want with this little round pointed brush. (Flower painting was done using a vintage nib for the drawing as well as the Reserva for ink washing)
I've since added some full size Escoda brushes to my studio for oil painting too, and find that this company is one of the best in its consistently high quality and performance.
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This was a bummer. I purchased the size 2 this year and size 12 escoda reserva from this seller in 2017 and it has been my close friend for many yeara and i was so impressed with its point and paint load I HAD to have it in a smaller size. Unfortunately this one does not point. There is glue on the handle with a fingerprint on it that I cannot remove. Points for hand made I suppose but the maker definitely struggled with this size 2. For your reference is the pointing abilities of other travel brush rounds from Silver Black velvet costing 20 to 30 USD and Rosemary and co. priced about the equivalent in GB with VAT. Note: squirrel is cheaper than sable.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
Using this brush is such a treat. Besides looking like a piece of jewelry, it performs with precision and holds more paint than other brushes its size. It has plenty of spring and holds its point extremely well.
The cap posts onto the end of the brush providing length and good balance. If you're arting outdoors, after you've rinsed your brush and capped it, the hole at the top of the cap allows your wet brush to breathe until you can get home to wash and dry thoroughly uncapped.
This Kolinsky-tajmyr sable is the finest watercolor brush I've used. It's ability to hold paint is outstanding. It's soft without being a wet noodle, very responsive with good control, and liberating the best characteristics of watercolor paint. As well as watercolor, I also use it for ink washing with pH balanced fountain pen inks. I can paint as loose or as tight as I want with this little round pointed brush. (Flower painting was done using a vintage nib for the drawing as well as the Reserva for ink washing)
I've since added some full size Escoda brushes to my studio for oil painting too, and find that this company is one of the best in its consistently high quality and performance.
Size: Size 4Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
High-performing beauty; favorite pocket brush
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
This is one of three pocket brushes that I use for my watercolor travel kit (the others are an Escoda Perla round size 12, and a Rosemary & Co. R12 1/4" sable/nylon blend dagger). This Reserva size 4 round is the one I use the most. It was also the first Escoda brush I purchased and in my inexperience with the brand, it was a little smaller than anticipated but I find that I still use it more over others when travelling as it suits my small books and style of painting. Escoda's sizing convention runs a little smaller than other brands so be sure to check the measurements and don't go just by the numerical size.Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
Using this brush is such a treat. Besides looking like a piece of jewelry, it performs with precision and holds more paint than other brushes its size. It has plenty of spring and holds its point extremely well.
The cap posts onto the end of the brush providing length and good balance. If you're arting outdoors, after you've rinsed your brush and capped it, the hole at the top of the cap allows your wet brush to breathe until you can get home to wash and dry thoroughly uncapped.
This Kolinsky-tajmyr sable is the finest watercolor brush I've used. It's ability to hold paint is outstanding. It's soft without being a wet noodle, very responsive with good control, and liberating the best characteristics of watercolor paint. As well as watercolor, I also use it for ink washing with pH balanced fountain pen inks. I can paint as loose or as tight as I want with this little round pointed brush. (Flower painting was done using a vintage nib for the drawing as well as the Reserva for ink washing)
I've since added some full size Escoda brushes to my studio for oil painting too, and find that this company is one of the best in its consistently high quality and performance.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022
Size: Size 8Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
This Escoda reserva 8 pointed round is easily the most expensive and lowest quality brush I've ever purchased. It shed some hairs as soon as I began rinsing out the sizing. It feels loosely packed into the ferrule, and while the snap (returning to a point as you lift it off the page at the end of a brush stroke) is kind of okay, it has basically no spring (bristles should stay together as you paint a brush stroke of mild to moderate pressure, but these separate and go all over the place). I've attached three pictures. The first is the brush tip after painting one fully loaded brush stroke. The bristles should have come back together into a nice sharp point and it should appear smooth on the outside. Instead, there's almost a hole in the middle where the bristles have separated. I've also attached the painting tests I was running. The paper is the Strathmore 500 series mixed media sketchbook, fairly lightweight and smooth, and makes frequent run backs, but as you can see, the Escoda marks could not handle a basic loop test but separated and left hairy looking marks. By contrast, the Isabey red sable size 6 left lovely smooth loops with great spring and snap. I also tested fuumuui travel brushes from Amazon that are advertised to be Kolinsky sable but were much less expensive. They don't match the quality of the Isabey, but they are vastly superior to this Escoda and three of them together cost a third of the price of this brush.
I think this brush is defective and I've asked for a replacement. For what it's worth, I also own an Escoda Versatil #10 rigger and it's a fantastic brush, so the brand is NOT a terrible brand...but this reserva brush is the pits. So disappointed. I'll update if the replacement turns out to be the kolinsky sable brush of my dreams.
I think this brush is defective and I've asked for a replacement. For what it's worth, I also own an Escoda Versatil #10 rigger and it's a fantastic brush, so the brand is NOT a terrible brand...but this reserva brush is the pits. So disappointed. I'll update if the replacement turns out to be the kolinsky sable brush of my dreams.
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Meg
Nice as expected. Perfect for travel.
Reviewed in Canada on May 6, 2020Size: Size 8Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
The perfect travel brush
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2018Size: Size 10Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
Quilter
... a present for my husband and he was very pleased with it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2015Size: Size 2Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
Thomas B. Flynn
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2014Size: Size 4Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
sandy mcnulty
excellent water color brush
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2020Size: Size 8Color: Travel RoundVerified Purchase
