Tintoretto 7912 watercolour brush sets were developed in association with watercolour artist Thierry Duval. After many tests and prototypes developed under the artists guidance, Tintoretto succeeded in developing these four great watercolour brushes. The handles’ weight is increased respecting to the usual brushes on the market, this is done so that the hand can hold a firmer grip in order to facilitate and enable a better flow. The colour, ultramarine Blue, is always present in Duval’s watercolours and, together with matt golden ferrules, make these brushes objects of excellent quality and elegance.” Duval says “Since when I started practicing watercolour, more than 40 years ago, I’ve been able to test and work with many brushes, of all shapes and fibres. However, it’s been some years, with my daily practice of this technique, that I started dreaming of having the perfect tools ideal for my realist and precise style. Tintoretto has offered me this opportunity”

The brushes in the kit are:

One TD01 size 4 , a domed round hard bristle brush in a brass ferrule lacquered in matt golden colour with a short wooden blue varnished handle. “This kind of brush, which I call the “retreats brush”, is made with Extra bristles’ extremely hard fibres which allow to make, through light frictions on the paper, colour retreats either in dry or wet on wet techniques. This brush is perfect to recover paper’s whites and to create, for instance, halos, soft shades and light spots.“

Two Emerald Synthetic Rounds in size 14 and 18, specially made with varnished ultramarine blue handles and brass ferrules. The emerald fibre is an innovative synthetic made with special fibres characterised by a marked conical structure in order to obtain a double-functional brush: the rigid body structure, with a very elastic stroke, giving a strong and substantial brush stroke, while the thin tips of every single fibre grant a gradual and homogeneous chromatic painting, allowing realistic effect results with dense colours.

One large size 18 fine synthetic filbert brush, a very responsive brush for large passages. it can also be used on its side