KINGART® Original Gold® Series, Golden Taklon Brushes, Gift Box, Set of 12

KINGART™ Original Gold, Golden Taklon Brushes, Set of 12

Until now I have played around with my Mom's old set that she has when I was a kid so having a new set was a whole new experience. The bristles are smooth and leave a nice even stroke and they are very precise so you can get that detail you want in your artwork and achieve visible precision in small to large strokes. The handles are easy to hold onto and since this is an entire set of 12 you get so may choices. The brushes are easy clean and I accidentally forgot to clean the big one and it set for about a week and it is fine.. it cleaned right up. The bristles don't stain like my old ones did, so far anyway. Overall I am very happy with them. The price seems fair in comparison to other similar sets so it gets full 4 stars.

These popped up as something for me to try on Amazon Vine. I'm not someone who paints often, and when I do it's generally not anything that you would hang up on a wall. But I enjoy painting and I am trying to share that fun with the children in my life.

We (they) demolished these brushes - but in the process they loved the experience. I certainly would not hand these to little ones again should I have another set. The ones I used we superb - I didn't find hairs or flecks in my paints (which is what generally happens) the kids did, but all of those could be traced back to the appropriate animal that sleeps nearest them. (or the fact that they didn't put their clothes away and the cat slept on them)

These are much nicer brushes than we deserved for what we did with them. Not being a professional painter I can't say that these are what Rembrandt would chose - but they are at least a step or two above what someone like me should be using.

I use the smaller brushes for painting details on my model horse collection and they work great for that. I'm using the larger ones for crafts. They are easy to clean and very comfy to hold. So far I've only used acrylics so I can't speak for other mediums.

I love these brushes!

I've been using them for a variety of things - acrylics, effects in charcoal, and applying varnish - and I have no criticisms at all. They hold water and paint well and apply evenly without shedding. They clean up easily with soap and water and dry quickly - but even just swishing them in water between colors is quick and easy.

Be sure to rinse these before use - they're a little stiff right out of the package, as though they've been treated with something to protect them, but whatever it is rinses right out and the brushes are ready for use. In use, they hold their original shape pretty well, and after cleaning they dry back to their original shape.

And this is a great price for this kind of selection and quality. This set will be on my permanent preferred list!