Winsor & Newton Professional Artists' Watercolour Sable brushes are made to the highest traditional standards. Using the finest raw materials of quality Kolinski sable hair, Birchwood handles and seamless nickel ferrules, they are all put together by hand to give a truly excellent water colour brush. The range has been created based upon the most popular and useful brush shapes for water colour painting all with a sculptured handle with a matt finish for the ultimate in comfort whilst painting.