Watercolour Brushes

"These brushes make painting details easy, just like using a pen."

Designed and used by Matthew himself, these Branch & Detail Brushes will give you natural, organic lines and help you create realistic branches with ease.

The unique shape of these fully synthetic brushes means the belly has a large colour carrying capacity, so you don't need to keep stopping to reload your brush, whilst the tip enables you to create fine detail and intricate lines.

Also perfect for very fine detail such as rigging, lightning and spider webs, they're a fantastic and highly useful tool for all watercolour artists.

This set of 2 includes both a Large and Small.. Learn More

From flowers to animals, waterfalls to grasses and beyond, these FANtastics are the ultimate addition to your brush collection. Designed and developed by much-loved watercolour artist, Matthew Palmer, they are ideal for all kinds of effects.

The random nature of the fanned hair, a mix of Racoon, Badger and natural bristle, creates great texture and the unique spiky edge changes each time you reload with paint - wonderful for capturing natural, organic marks.

These brushes are a must for all artists, and will work with a range of mediums from watercolour to acrylic.

Shape: Fan
Hair type: Raccoon Hair, Badger Hair and natural Bristle.
Width of Hair: 30 mm
Visible Hair length: 12 mm
Total length of brush:190 mm Learn More

From flowers to animals, waterfalls to grasses and beyond, these FANtastics are the ultimate addition to your brush collection. Designed and developed by much-loved watercolour artist, Matthew Palmer, they are ideal for all kinds of effects.

The random nature of the fanned hair, a mix of Racoon, Badger and natural bristle, creates great texture and the unique spiky edge changes each time you reload with paint - wonderful for capturing natural, organic marks.

These brushes are a must for all artists, and will work with a range of mediums from watercolour to acrylic.

Shape: Fan
Hair type: Raccoon Hair, Badger Hair and natural Bristle.
Width of Hair: 20 mm
Visible Hair length: 10 mm
Total length of brush: 184 mm Learn More

'Lifting Out' is a technique known and used by many watercolour artists for adding highlights to a painting, but it can be hard to find a brush that is up to the job, especially for delicate effects.

Made from strong synthetic hairs, these brushes created by Matthew Palmer and the SAA, are perfect for all types of lifting out, enabling you to create stunning, subtle and sparkling highlights.

"For many years I have painted highlights by lifting them out, first using this technique for lifting subtle highlights out of a flower petal. This technique has been with me for many years and using the right brush is crucial. it's hard to find a good one, so I have designed the perfect brush for the job. This is an essential tool for all watercolour artists."
Matthew Palmer


Pack includes two lift out brushes - 3mm and 6mm. Learn More

From flowers to animals, waterfalls to grasses and beyond, these FANtastics are the ultimate addition to your brush collection. Designed and developed by much-loved watercolour artist, Matthew Palmer, they are ideal for all kinds of effects.

The random nature of the fanned hair, a mix of Racoon, Badger and natural bristle, creates great texture and the unique spiky edge changes each time you reload with paint - wonderful for capturing natural, organic marks.

These brushes are a must for all artists, and will work with a range of mediums from watercolour to acrylic.

Contains small, medium & large FANtastic Brushes

Size :Large
Shape: Fan
Width of Hair: 40 mm
Visible Hair length: 15 mm
Total length of brush: 192 mm

Size: Medium
Shape: Fan
Width of Hair: 30 mm
Visible Hair length: 12 mm
Total length of brush:190 mm

Size: Small
Shape: Fan
Width of Hair: 20 mm
Visible Hair length: 10 mm
Total length of brush: 184 mm Learn More

The perfect alternative to Sable hair, SAA Silver Brushes are made using a synthetic mix that is great at holding lots of paint and keeping its shape.

Paint detailed elements successfully!

We've designed the Detailer for flower studies or those detailed elements of a landscape to give you every chance of success.

We are proud of the fact that our SAA Silver Brushes are suitable for vegans. They are constructed from synthetic hair, bound by a non-animal based glue and have handles sourced from CITES approved sustainable growth plantations.

Round 2
Diameter of the brush body at ferrule: 2mm.
Visible hair length: 11mm.
Total length of brush : 207mm. Learn More

The perfect alternative to Sable hair, SAA Silver Brushes are made using a synthetic mix that is great at holding lots of paint and keeping its shape.

The Worker could be your best friend. It is versatile - use it for small washes and for larger detailed elements - will help you achieve success in landscape and still life paintings.

Equivalent to Round Size 06

We are proud of the fact that our SAA Silver Brushes are suitable for vegans. They are constructed from synthetic hair, bound by a non-animal based glue and have handles sourced from CITES approved sustainable growth plantations.

Round 6
Diameter of the brush body at ferrule: 4mm.
Visible hair length: 19mm.
Total length of brush : 218mm. Learn More

Unlike the sharp, crips marks of a flat brush, the softly curved edge of a Dagger brush gives a rounded, more organic mark.

This 12mm Dagger is an excellent brush for making leaf shapes, petals, grasses, and
lettering. You can also mainpulate the soft edge position of the dagger to produce a wider variety of marks.

We are proud of the fact that our SAA Silver Brushes are suitable for vegans. They are constructed from synthetic hair, bound by a non-animal based glue and have handles sourced from CITES approved sustainable growth plantations.

Dagger 1/2" (12mm)
Width of the brush body at ferrule:12mm.
Visible hair length: 18mm.
Total length of brush : 195mm. Learn More

The perfect alternative to Sable hair, SAA Silver Brushes are made using a synthetic mix that is great at holding lots of paint and keeping its shape.

A brush you can rely on!

As its name suggests it is superb for painting most subjects - use it for skies, washes, and for most landscape elements. Every SAA member should have one.

Equivalent to Round Size 10

We are proud of the fact that our SAA Silver Brushes are suitable for vegans. They are constructed from synthetic hair, bound by a non-animal based glue and have handles sourced from CITES approved sustainable growth plantations.

Round 10
Diameter of the brush body at ferrule: 7mm.
Visible hair length: 28mm.
Total length of brush : 230mm. Learn More

Unlike the sharp, crips marks of a flat brush, the softly curved edge of a Dagger brush gives a rounded, more organic mark.

These are excellent brushes for making leaf shapes, petals, grasses, and lettering. You can also mainpulate the soft edge position of the dagger to produce a wider variety of marks. Try it and see for yourself!

Includes 1/4" (6mm) Dagger and 1/2" (12mm) Dagger

We are proud of the fact that our SAA Silver Brushes are suitable for vegans. They are constructed from synthetic hair, bound by a non-animal based glue and have handles sourced from CITES approved sustainable growth plantations.

Dagger 1/4" (6mm)
Width of the brush body at ferrule:6mm.
Visible hair length: 10mm.
Total length of brush : 180mm.

Dagger 1/4" (6mm)
Width of the brush body at ferrule:6mm.
Visible hair length: 10mm.
Total length of brush : 180mm Learn More

Learn to capture trees and textures the Matthew Palmer way with this superb set of specially developed brushes.

Made from badger hair with a touch of blue squirrel these are ideal for using with watercolour, these brushes are also great when used with acrylic, gouache or oils. The set includes three different sizes - small, medium and large - each made from badger hair with a touch of blue squirrel, the ideal material for capturing the rough textures of trees and foliage.

The uniquely shaped head of each brush offers a level of control and detail which make this set of brushes an absolute must-have for anyone looking to emulate Matthew's unmistakeable watercolour style, or simply enhance their tree and texture painting! Learn More