Winsor & Newton Sceptre Gold II Series 101 Brush Round

I have used one of these brushes since they first came out several years ago, it's a size 10 and incredibly hard wearing and great for watercolours. If I had to start over again, I would buy these in preference to sable, as they are really very good.

I have bought these two, sizes 4 and 2, for detail in oil painting and they perform very well and clean easily.

Sceptre brushes are nearly as good as sable and much more affordable.

I have bought a couple of these brushes a few years ago, and they are the best brushes that I have ever used, and that includes some very pricey Kolinsky sables that I have.
I use the smaller sizes, 2 and 4 for detail in oil, and sizes 8 and 6 for acrylic, and I also use some flats. They are ioncredibly hard wearing keeping their shape and point for YEARS, quite literally if looked after, and are very responsive.
In common with another reviewer, if I had found these when I first started painting I would never have bought sables, I would only use these they are so good.