Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth Squirrel Brushes are made of pure natural squirrel hair. They have great carrying capacity for thin watercolors and inks but very little snap because the hair is not very resilient. Squirrel hairs are the softest of all natural fine hairs and because of the hairs’ natural characteristics, they are the best in retaining liquid, making them the ideal tool for laying in washes on large area, wetting the paper or absorbing excess liquid. It is the perfect choice for watercolour painting. The brush has a very fine point or edge with a seamless copper brass ferrule in a polished wooden handle.

Squirrel Brushes are part of the Artists’ Brushes range of Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth. Koh-I-Noor has been making artist quality brushes since 1899. It features 3 new collection of artist’s brushes - Golden Collection, Silver Collection and Copper Collection. The brushes in the Golden Collection are made of the finest Kolinsky hair with seamless golden brass ferrule. In the Silver Collection, the brushes are made of Chongqing hog bristle and have seamless silver brass ferrule. The Copper Collection has brushes made of pure natural squirrel hair and the ferrule is made of seamless copper brass. Please note that by natural hair, it means that it is a by-product of other industries such as fur or food industry. No animals were destroyed for the purpose of brush making.

There are 8 different types of shapes available in artists’ brushes for various uses. The script liner brush is useful for delicate lettering, highlighting, outlining or long continuous strokes.