Da Vinci Casaneo Series 5598 Round Brush

I now have quite a few of the Casaneo range of brushes, all of which are a joy to paint with. Smooth and precise every one.

I use da Vinci 'Colineo' brushes. which I hold in high regard. I have a full round set up to size 12. I was interested in trying da Vinci's 'Casaneo' range and puchased sizes 4 6 and 8. I found them to be wonderful to paint with and followed up with sizes 2 and 12 to mirror my Colineo range. Being synthectic Kazan Squirrel they are softer than my others, release paint smoothly with control and a real pleasure to use.

although ive painted in quotes most of my life i havent really used watercolours properly until the last year during lockdown. i had lots of brushes mostly small but when following some wet in wet and loose artists i found that i needed some bigger brushes. initially i went for some that talked about springy simulating sable. but i was finding that they were holding too much water... lots of puddling. and maybe springy doesnt let the brush flow the paint over the paper the way i wanted it to. so i bought a small selection , being unable to get to a good art shop locally... one of them is this one. i had thought that i needed sable but the cheaper sable or squirrel ones are somewhat strange - at least the selection that i got;-) anyway then i tried this one .. its soft yet returns to a point. it swirls in the water so cleaning seems easier. a few wipes and the excess water is gone. just what i wanted! even the shaft has a good shape for me. yes i guess that the 10 is like a 12 but with its point it doesnt seem to matter... i think a couple more of these and my desires will be satisfied.