Pro Arte Series A Hog Brush Filbert Oil Painting Brush

I have used the Pro Arte hog brushes for a couple of month and I am more en more enthusiastic. It is a pleasure to paint with them. They feel super, they are very delicate, soft and strong and powerful with a good spring. They have an almost impossible combination of fine brush features. They distribute the oil colors brilliantly. And they maintain their form. I love these marvelous brushes.

These brushes are very good and hard wearing, but have an unpleasant large bar code sticker on the end. If you try to peel it off, it leaves a sticky patch that is a nuisance; you might get it off with another solvent, but that's a pain. If you leave it on it's still a nuisance. With use, they may partly come off but still leave stickiness and dog ears.

Haven't tried these brushes before, Series B have been fine but these may be better. We shall see. Most retailers put barcode labels on the ends of all brands of brushes. After carefully peeling off the label I also had the problem with the sticky residue. The simple answer is to give the sticky brush end a dusting with baby talc, the problem is then solved. No messy solvent required. Happy painting!