Kolinsky Sable

Kolinsky sable hair is one of the perfect brushes for watercolor due to the result of the perfect combination of the best male and female hairs. It is considered one of the best types of hair for its softness and its natural spring. It forms a longer tapered point than other brushes and the belly of the brush retailns quite a bit of water, so you don't have to re wet your brushes as often. It is also valued in acrylic and oil painting to paint portraits or to finalize details of a piece of work.The more expensive Kolinsky Sable brushes are made from male Russian weasel hairs. Princeton has created a synthetic Kolinsky Sable called the Aqua Elite.