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I have seen fit to give this product from Da Vinci, the Maestro 2 hog bristles, a 5 star rating. The rating reflects the price+value+performance. Unfortunately I see the price has risen 6 dollars since my order from 7 days ago so guess you'll be spending a bit more for same, but here is the rub...I would easily have spent the 6 more to get these 5 brushes. Go checkout other makes and see/feel how the ferrule is made of superior steel, see/feel that beautifully painted and lacquered, real wood handle. These bristles are not very firm so keep that in mind if you want to paint impasto go with the plein air brushes or perhaps the original Maestro.The bristles on the M2 is soft, holds a nice edge/shape and holds up to cleaning without flaying out etc. I am a fan of most Da Vinci products as they are German foactory made and if you know a bit about brushes you know that the best ones are made in European factories, by trained and practiced brush makers. The Maestro 2 is not a hand made, interlocked brush, it has been made 50/50 hand/machine(as best I can determine) as to keep the prices down a bit but if you look around they are still not on the cheap end, this 5 set just happens to be priced low for introduction to the line. One could visit Michael's/AC Moore and spend 20$ on a Grumbacher set of 3 or near 40$ for a W&N set of five...don't waste the time, buy these and get far superior quality and performance for a far better price. As an added bonus if you paint outside these are so cool looking people will probably think you are a great artist using 100's of dollars worth of brushes!
One note however, with brushes made thousands a day there are always some clunkers that slip through, a brush line isn't bad just because you get a bad one. These are quality, artist grade brushes, if you get a bad one in the mix return it. I assure you overall these are worth the money. My set has no imperfections etc. Just a not on buying brushes.Excellent brushes. The hand-making of these brushes is a piece of art by itself. High quality and very durable. One of the best oil painting brushes I have ever seen.
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