Winsor andamp; Newton Sceptre II Gold Watercolour Brush is a range of high-quality brushes made from a mix of sable and synthetic fibres. They are ideal for working with watercolour and fluid oil colour but are also suitable for acrylic, water mixable oil and alkyd fast drying oil colour and ink.

Artists generally recognize that pure sable brushes are the best - but costly. So consideration of price may compel many to use a synthetic brush instead. And while today's synthetic brushes perform excellently, pure sable still has the edge.

This is why Winsor andamp; Newton have developed Sceptre Gold II - a brush made from a blend of pure sable and synthetic fibres, giving you a performance that is close to sable at a price that is close to synthetic.

The blend of hair in Sceptre Gold II also gives you added benefits. Sable hair has excellent spring, while the high-quality synthetic filaments ensure that the brushes are soft enough to work the colour and have a firm snap, so they return to their original shape easily.

The high proportion of sable in Sceptre Gold II gives the brushes considerably more ability to make more extensive washes in one stroke than regular synthetic brushes. The hairs are tapered to a fine point, giving the brush control for precise details work.