Princeton Real Value, Series 9100, Paint Brush Sets for Acrylic, Oil & Watercolor Painting, Syn-Gold Taklon (Rnd 2, Tight Spot 0, Fan 2/0, Shader 2, 6, Ang 1/8)

I am a huge fan of Princeton Neptune brushes and needed an angle spotter and a #2 round brush, so I decided to give this Real Value set a try. It was purchased at $11.30, averaging to less than $2 per brush. Compared to the Neptune Aquarelle 25 (1/4), the Real Value Shader #6 released most of the colors earlier on during the wash, while the Aquarelle released the colors more evenly throughout the stroke. These brushes also obviously do not retain as much water as the Neptune series, which are known for their water holding prowess. The same can be said for the rest of the brushes, with the release being heavier in the beginning of the strokes/washes.I was hoping for the Angle Spotter to be stiffer, the goal was to use it to make small spots like stars in galaxies, but the tip bends easily, I was only able to make really fine dots when using lots of control. Compared to using the Uni-Ball Signo Medium Point 1.0mm white gel pen for stars, the size of the dots are about the same. The lines on the cactus were made with the Angle Spotter and the lines made were about 0.5-1.0mm. The flowers were made with the Angle Shader.The brushes were also stained a little green after the first use, but that's not really a big deal. I still think this set is a good set to have for beginners or even intermediates, the value for it is great.

Exactly what we need. Good value. Arrived quickly.

If you like to paint a very small picture or tiny details these brushes are what you need. About 3 years ago I bought a set from another store and love them. My original set is still in great shape. This set is a birthday gift for my daughter who is currently painting delicate leaves. This set is will help.Also, the price is excellent for the quality of brush.

Try them great brushes

I bought these brushes thinking they're 11 inches as described but the longest is more like 7 1/4 inches long. The brushes will help with detailed work so I'll keep them.

These brushes are my go to and you save so much buying the sets.