A beautifully responsive watercolour brush with a unique Italian made Ethergraf ® metal point tip for traditional light initial drawing on the paper with the brush. The pure Russian blue squirrel hair is shaped by hand - piece by piece - by da Vinci's experienced brush-makers and imparts a supply responsiveness on the paper. It's size relates in the ranges to size 12. The handle is made of wood from sustainable forests in the Baltic States and the brass ferrule is rust resistant.