Princeton RealValue Paintbrush, Round 2,8,12, Stroke 3/4, Wash 1/2, Orange

I do like these brushes I would not say that I love them (i’m pretty picky). For a beginning watercolor artist or someone that doesn’t have a lot of funds to invest, this is going to be a great product to start out with. I won’t use natural hair brushes anyway because I’m just not on board with that. However they still need to be a good quality brush. I would not consider these professional artist quality but certainly better than most budget value brush. Princetons are a good quality brush. And if you can achieve the look you want using a budget brush over a more expensive brush then why spend a lot of money. I can’t speak to other mediums as I primarily do mixed media with watercolor and colored pencil. So I’m afraid I won’t be much help there.They hold quite a bit of water which is great but not so much if you are a beginner to get frustrated with the medium. I like that the handles have a little bit of texture to them its very slight but helps reduce slipage if you struggle with that. Kids in particular would probably really like that. I think as a first set for the money you can’t beat these with a stick. I placed an image down below to show what kind of strokes you can get with each brush in this set. Hopefully that will help you. I like that its a variety of brushes. You will most likely need some bigger rounds, as the rounds in this set are pretty small.