Studio Essentials : Chinese Painting : Chinese Soft Goat / Sable Brush : S

This brush is a mix of sable and goat hair - Sable hair has been added to the goat hair as it adds strength and spring, it also retains a really nice point and returns to its original shape quickly. Goat hair is flexible, durable, absorbent and really soft, allowing you to create long sweeping gestural marks. The handle of this brush is lightweight and perfect for the fluid brush strokes required for sumi painting and calligraphy. This brush has a useful loop on the end to help facilitate drying.