Maybe a little eclectic for an artist with a single style, but perfect for one who's still searching for himself. Or for any hobbyist. There are no (2) brushes exactly alike in this set of (15). They all have natural bristles, color-coded wooden handles and metal ferrules, but they range from fairly fine to 1/2" wide, and 7" to 10" long. There are at least (3) different kinds of bristles, and they are round, blunt and pointed. A nice variety, and a very nice quality for this price.

And you can’t lose. Really. Five bucks buys you (4) good quality artists’ paint brushes, 5” to 12” in length, from an extremely assorted collection. You’ll get sable, nylon, ox hair or camel hair, long or short, very fine to very wide, round to flat, in sizes from very fine to very wide, all from Duro Art Industries in Chicago. Gives you something to look forward to.

This clever little artist's brush holder/cleaner will keep those oil or watercolor brushes standing up (or down) straight with their little heads under water or paint thinner, clean and un-bent until you need them. A 4" dia x 2" deep aluminum cup is topped by a 6" tall U-shaped handle with a brush-holding spring across the top. Inside the cup is a mesh screen (with its own handle) for to clean the paint off and let it settle to the bottom, away from the bristles. The handle is removable for storage or travel.

First you squeeze, then you paint. We'll pick (5) different colors from our staggeringly large selection of  Shiva by Delta artists' oil paints, all with lovely names including colonial blue, Quaker gray, Norsk blue, palomino, red iron oxide, adobe, walnut, phthalo, silver, hammered iron and a bunch more.

Washable, non-toxic water-color poster paint. Can you say kid-safe? How about furniture-safe, too? That’s what the bottle says. In 2-oz squeeze bottles. You pick the regular water-color paint, and we’ll send you (3) different colors from our selection of white, green, blue, black, yellow or red; or pick the extra-fancy glitter-infused paints, and again you’ll get (3) different colors: purple, silver, green, blue, red or yellow.

The FolkArt® company calls these Dye Brushes for, yes, applying dye or creating blended or ombre effects (think shading). Feel free to use them for whatever, because it’s a free country. One is 8” long with 7/8” wide bristles and the other is 7-1/2” long with approx 1-1/4” wide bristles--both nylon. Includes a pair a thin plastic gloves, so you don’t dye your fingers.