{"product_id":"zart-water-brush-refillable-medium-pack-of-12-taklon-no-valve","title":"Zart Water Brush Refillable Medium Pack of 12 Taklon No Valve","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwelve brushes that carry their own water - and one thing you need to know first\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 brushes. Medium, equivalent to a size 8 round. Synthetic Taklon heads. Large water barrel. $65.00 - $5.42 each.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRead this before you order: these have no valve\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZart says it plainly and so will we.\u003c\/strong\u003e Unlike Aquash and Aqua Brushes, \u003cstrong\u003ethese brushes have no valve to control the water flow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Squeeze the barrel and water comes out; there is nothing metering it. That is fine for washes, wet-on-wet and general classroom watercolour, and it is a real problem for controlled detail work. \u003cstrong\u003eIf your students are used to Aquash, they will notice the difference immediately.\u003c\/strong\u003e Buy those instead if flow control is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get in exchange is a bigger barrel and a much lower price.\u003c\/strong\u003e $5.42 a brush for a refillable water brush is well under what a valved one costs, and the larger reservoir means fewer refills across a long session.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo water pots is the actual win.\u003c\/strong\u003e No spills on desks, no queue at the sink, no water going brown for the whole table. For excursions, sketchbook work outdoors and shared tables it removes the messiest part of watercolour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynthetic Taklon holds a point and washes clean.\u003c\/strong\u003e It does not shed the way cheap natural bristle does, and it releases pigment properly under a rinse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium is the do-everything size\u003c\/strong\u003e - equivalent to a size 8 round, so it covers a sky and still draws a line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwelve is a group set\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a class set. Plan on sharing or buy two.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793533133163,"sku":"EVBR465","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/the-creative-school-supply-company-paintbrushes-default-title-water-brush-refillable-medium-pack-of-12-br465-49902018101524.jpg?v=1788378211","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-water-brush-refillable-medium-pack-of-12-taklon-no-valve","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}