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Review: Silver Black Velvet Brushes
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2018
- Silver Black Velvet Brushes look sleek and classy. See if they are any good for watercolour painting in this review.
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Be sure to compare prices at Jackson's Art. bit.ly/ja-black-velvet
They provide free shipping for brush purchases above £20
its the best place to buy any art material..by chance if u r in India.. because in India everything is so expensive
Teoh Yi Chie, if you're not going to use the dagger and the oval brush, would you sell those brushes to me? Count them as used or secondhand things.. so i can buy them a lot more cheaper that the brand new ones haha. I live in Jakarta, but i got friends in Singapore. Pls reply, thank you ☺
I'll be using the brushes.
For a long time I hesitated buying these Silver Black Velvet brushes, but kept hearing and reading rave reviews. As a lifelong painter, I've a collected a handful of really good sables and squirrel mops (which I love) but was concerned about overuse and the expense of replacing them. So I tried one silver brush and was immediately hooked. They carry all the water a pure squirrel mop will and as you say, Teoh, come to a wonderful, accurate point (depending on brush style.) They don't snap back like a good sable, but do come to a fine point when loaded. The size 8 round is my most used. The Jumbo round small is equivalent to a #3 mop. They are more floppy than sable as a rule, but are useful and well-made, all for around half price of equivalent sables and possibly more savings for equivalent squirrel mops. The only thing I'm sorry about is I didn't try them sooner! Thanks for all your fine videos, Teoh!
Michele Harvey I totally agree with all your points! And from someone who works pretty tight and realistic, I found myself fall in love with the feel of these ( I bought 2 smaller rounds to try a while back) sooo much they've helped me have fun &loosen up more! I'll eventually get 1 oval - contemplating what size will work for me as they are pricy.. Teoh's review was spot on!
Thank you for your feedback, it really helped🙏🙏
The eight is the one I got
I just wanted to thank you for all that you share with us. I am new to watercolor and sketching and you’ve been a great source of information for me! I never would have thought that I had any artistic ability, but finally at age 37 I’ve found sketching and painting to be a great way to express myself 😊
Have fun making art. Artists never retire. lol
I have several of them and think they are fantastic. I use them along with my other favorite brand Princeton Neptune brushes. My Neptune brushes are the larger sizes which hold even more paint. The SBV have excellent points.
I've been looking at these for a long time. Thank you for the review, Teoh! :)
This got me hooked on Silver brushes. By far my favorite watercolor brushes now.
I see floral and landscape artist use these a lot. I have been wanting to try a few.
On another note I recieved an Escoda Reserva Round size 8 brush for my Mothers Day present.
I am in heaven painting with it! Thank you for ALL your reviews!
Thanks for this review. These are my favorite brushes! I do almost all my paintings with only the round size 12, even small paintings (smaller than A5). The point is so sharp that I often forget to switch to size 8, even when it comes to painting small details.
Quite taken with the dagger striper. Great review. Thanks, Teoh.
Have a bunch of these and really like them... glad to hear you like them as well!
I've seen those brushes being used by a few artists. They look great and a little goes a long way with that mix of hair types. Thanks for the review Teoh. 🙌
I really want to but those brushes but unfortunately, it's too expensive for me since I'm broke.
Good review tho! :)
They should be cheaper on Jackson's Art bit.ly/ja-black-velvet
Free global shipping for brush purchases above £20
Old comment I'm replying to, but for anyone else with the same issue, check out JerrysArtArama.com. They have the best prices around (if you are in the US).
@@teohyc- Amazon now carries them!
I have 3 of these brushes and really like them. I am a newbie at watercoloring and got these because of great reviews
I’ve had these brushes for years, work well and hold up great over time.
I have a lot of brushes, a pretty random selection, and mostly not expensive, but I have a couple of Silver Black Velvet brushes and like them very much. If I wanted to buy new brushes or new shapes, I'd consider getting these, maybe even as a first choice. I also appreciate the point and the capacity.
just ordered the dagger and cat tongue brush with your affiliated link. thank you so much for the sweet discount! i can't wait to try them out when they reach me!!!!
Thanks for the info and run through of brush strokes these can do. It helps me decide that I will not buy them. I know they are popular, but I am happy with my capable cheaper ones. :) I appreciate your great reviews!
Welcome :-)
I’m actually quite interested in the Silver black velvet flat brushes- they seem like the perfect material for a chunky wash brush, with the added ability to use the chisel edge. Thanks for this review!
The Da Vinci Mixed hair squirrel brushes are just like these but slightly cheaper in some shops
the casaneo ones?
@@deib2719 Da Vinci Petit Gris, the ones with the wood handle and metal ferrule
Very professional review Teoh! 😀
Thanks :-)
I find these brushes very useful. Well worth the price and they seem to be holding up well after a year of use.
That's good to know
Fantastic Review, I feel that you taught me the important aspects that are needed in order to choose the best brush for me. I am confident that I can actually choose the right brush for me and not just make a random quess; hoping for the best.
Have all these brushes! #8 is my work horse. The tip has curled on me but I can always reshape and get it back. I use the striper like a rigger most of the time, and the oval was is great for filling in a large wash while retaining the ability to get that sharp point for tiny areas (say like around hair in a portrait or an animal) I love them! The only one I have an issue with is my #2 round. It's just too soft and limp for such a tiny brush it's hard to paint a nice round pupil and other precise details. My #4 round is great though!
Thanks for the review Teoh, I was wondering what your take would be on these brushes. I have the oval wash 3/8" and a round size 10 and they are my favorite brushes. I started a rather detailed painting doing a big background wash with the oval brush and found without thinking I had continued the foreground details with it because it it has such a nice point it was doing everything I needed!
Great review ! If possible could you please review holbien watercolour paints . They have some unusual and pretty pastels colours . I'm in the UK and as far as I know only Jackson's sell them . I was hoping for a review before I invest any money ! 😃 Thanks
They look beautiful
I purchased the travel brushes in the 2, 4 and 8 sizes. I was so unhappy with them as my number 2 did not return to a point and the number 8 had several short hairs that frizzed out along the sides as if the squirrel had a bad hair day. A waste of money. I then purchased a number 6 Escoda 1548 Versatil and haven't looked back. It keeps its point and shape and holds enough water for me. Loved it so much I purchased a number 2 and am now trying to decide if I should purchase the number 10 or 12. Although the Black Velvet brushes work for some, they did not work out for me.
L's Chimes The Escodas are my favourite brushes as well - they seem perfect for every job.
I too love the Escoda Versatil. I was introduced to Escoda by a small artist shop about an hour away from me. I had asked for something that was 'in the middle'. quality wise as I was a beginner, but I also like quality; plus feel uncomfortable using animal hair. He recommend the Perla which I found quite good. However, when later I tried the Versatil there was quite a difference. I am saving up now for more of them, and would like the travel versions too.
My first Silver Brush was a medium mop. Great brush and held a lot of paint. After a year or so I noticed a small crack developing in the brush above the ferrule. No big deal. It's still a good brush today. Recently, I bought a 1 1/2" Silver Black Velvet flat wash brush (3014S), and paid $30 bucks at one of the big online art supply stores. Before I used the brush, I cleaned it with Masters and put it up to dry. Next day I noticed several cracks in the paint handle above the ferrule. I wasn't too happy about this, since it doesn't make sense to have a watercolor brush that falls apart when it gets wet. The art store wouldn't give me my money back; said I would have to take it up with Silver Brush; who never answered my email. It is important for me to have my brushes stay in good condition with use, so no more Silver Brushes for me. I use the Escoda line (Perla, Versatil, and Aquario) of brushes and really like them, they look as good today as the day I bought them. I also use Da Vinci and Raphael. Great brushes also. But you can't go wrong with Escoda.
Plus, for mixed hair is overpriced...
Wondering if you dried it point up?
Then the water would indeed drain in that spot and crack.
My advice for all brushes is to dry them laying down.
Yes Teoh i recently sent for 3 of these brushes and yes they're very nice. They do keep a good point . I will be getting a couple more but they need to be larger.
I had wanted to try these for a while as i was seeing a lot of other artists using them. Thanks for the review. Lots of good info
My fav brushes. I love the malleability of the shape of the brush without it completely breaking shape like you might get with other brushes. Makes them fun to play around with, and these brushes work with ink surprisingly well. I'm used to using weasel or sable kolinsky hair but I'm surprisingly hooked to this brush.
These look pretty nice from the demo! May grab these when I look into upgrading from synthetic brushes
I love these brushes- I have 4 of them and want a few more-
I have 6 of those including the cat’s tongue. I like them but I will say they are so soft that sometimes they feel a little mushy. I just bought some snap brushes hoping to have a better variety of functions. The rigger these silver black company sells is THE best I’ve ever found.
Funny that, I was watching a review on these brushes on" Mind of watercolor" on YT, and Steve recommended all of them, but really did not like the rigger ( too floppy) That goes to show that everyone experiences brushes differently, and since they are not cheap, so I hesitated for a while! :) It gave me some time to save up for them, too. ;) So many people were so enthusiastic about these brushes, that I overcame my doubts, and I am so happy I did get them in the end.A lovely birthday present. It takes a while getting used to them, though, I found, but I had mostly synthetic brushes before.
@@mariatony40- what does the rigger look like??😂
Thank you for the review, I have wondered about these, but because of price have hesitated.
Again Thank you.
These are nice brushes I do like how they hold a lot of water. for excellent washes. I do think quality expresses itself here. Sherbear
The daggers are used for fine lines and long grass, the Pointed flat brushes are usually used for petals, and flowers, these are not usually used for urban sketches that you usually do. I would have been nice to see you use these for grasses and flowers as they are designed for this.
Yay! I had been waiting for your review of these brushes. I have one travel brush and its good. But expensive.
4:35 - instant fleet of sailboats!
giggled aloud for real. see..? that's the best(!) part about art, especially paintings, perspective is always contingent upon the viewer. sailboats. lol i see them now too.
Hello Teoh, great to see you review Silver Black Velvet brushes ^_^ I've been wanting to try them for ages, especially the dagger one! Nice to know what you think. Have you tried their travel brushes? They range up to Size 8, would love to know what you think.
I've not tried their travel brushes before. But if the sizes follow these wooden brushes, size 8 will be like a size 6 from other brands so it may be a bit small for some.
A friend and I have been swapping brushes and he just mailed me one of these. I’ve been eager to try it it. :) thanks for the review Teoh!
Have fun painting with them :-)
I already have the brushes and still i wanted to see your views on these😁. I am using these from last 8 months and they havent lost their point or shed a single hair. What is the name of that green color teoh? It looks lovely🙂
That's Daniel Smith's Undersea Green
2nd one (the striper) can be used for painting leaf in one stroke 👌👌 Great review 🤗
Thanks :-)
I'd love to try these brushes but they are not available in France and last time I checked on Amazon they were so expensive. Thanks for the review 😊
They should be cheaper on Jackson's Art bit.ly/ja-black-velvet
Free global shipping for brush purchases above £20
Teoh Yi Chie thanks Teoh :)
Azzu Paris Dick Blick.com (USA) has a great selection of Black Silver brushes in many materials...synthetic, blends etc. Best prices by comparison. Blick’s tutorial on brushes is a wonderful reference. Black Silver web site has a full listing of all their brushes.
I enjoy using their flat, round, rigger & round wash brushes. Their Silver Atelier Golden Quill’s are full bodied, hold an amazing amount of water for large washes & maintain a point for work around without switching brushes. Don’t know the Blick international shipping costs but check them out. Happy V Day from across the pond!
These are my fav brushes. Price requires shopping but worth the effort for me.
I love the cat's tongue brush for florals
Great video - I cannot help but think that as you have not chosen to use these brushes then you must prefer sable brushes
i already lost the pointy tip of my kolinsky sable brush and i havent been using it that much at all
I have one of these in 6 round and while I do like the brush it doesn’t get used much because, like you mention in this review, the brushes are smaller than other brand brushes of the same numerical size, I should have ordered up a size or two.
Hi :) I watched your review about squirrel mops and now I wonder... What would you choose: large round pointed Black Velvet e.g. Size 16 or squirrel mop? :)
I always appreciate your channel, thank you for consistently putting out thoughtful, concise reviews of so many art products! I was wondering if you ever ended up using the dagger/sword brush much? I am having a hard time deciding if a squirrel blend dagger is more of a gimmick than useful tool but I'd love to be wrong :)
Dagger is good for painting large area and sharp points
nice review
Thanks Theo! I have and use the Black Velvet even tho I’m a beginner to watercolour. I love them! They help make me look good! lol Seriously tho, they are an excellent brush and perform beautifully.
I love these but the wood splits so easily. I was so excited when I got mine so I used them for a two hour painting session and the wood on the smaller size 2 brush was already splitting. I just taped the handle and that seems to have solved the problem though.
I would go back to the place where you bought them from if the wood spilt after a 2 hours painting session. There must have been something wrong with them. At least that is what I would do for these prices. I have never heard this before.
Hope that is not normal, just ordered 5 of these bad boys at Jackson's.
Did you leave them sitting in the water?
I'vee been watching your videos for a while now but never subscribed, not sure why. Now I'm a subbies and set the notification so I won't miss another video.
Thank you so much for the content you put out! I have to say that this is the BEST video I have seen reviewing these brushes. You are to the point of your opinion as well as showing how they perform and explaing why. I have learned quite a bit from this video. The difference between, real hair, sinthetic and blend as well as what the different shapes can do and if they would be useful. Oh another key point is that size of the brush, that the run a size smaller. Thank you!!! I've been considering getting these brushes for a while now. You helped me decide. When I'm ready to purchase I will certainly check out your links provided. Thank you! Please continue educating us!
Question for you... Could you... Should you mix your brushes between mediums? Watercolor to quache to acrylic to ink to liquid wc and back and forth? Washing in between of course.
Thanks,
Andi💖
Acrylic, India ink should have their own brushes because those medium dry hard, cause the hair to stick together and will damage the brush. Gouache is fine as it's just like watercolour which is easy to wash off.
@@teohyc thank you for your reply, so very helpful! Can you use the same brushes for acrylic and India ink or should you have brushes dedicated for that particular medium?
Thank you again!
Andi💖
@@andirozdzynski4077 Not sure about acrylic but I have one brush just for India ink. It should be fine to share acrylic brush with India ink. Just make sure to clean the brush properly. There might be special ways to clean acrylic brushes
@@teohyc Again Thank you so much for your reply! You are so helpful and I appreciate it so much!!!
Do you have a video on brushes for ink?
💖 Andi
@@andirozdzynski4077 You can use any watercolour brush with ink, but don't mix ink and watercolour with that brush.
hey, this was really helpful. Can you please do a review on da Vinci series 5598?
I've reviewed that www.parkablogs.com/content/review-da-vinci-casaneo-watercolour-brush
Sold!
I bought a round size 8 and don’t like it at all. To me it didn’t hold as much paint as sable. I really don’t like that don’t spring back either. Glad I only bought the one.
Hi Teoh... I just purchased three of these in a set - just the round. It does go to a nice point and handles well, BUT I have stray hairs here and there that stick out from the brush. When it is wet, it isn't bad, but still not used to having a few hairs not fall back into place. Is that normal with these brushes or do I just have a bad set?
Those hairs may be accidentally bent. If it doesn't affect your work, you can just keep using them. The hair doesn't look nice but unfortunately there's no easy way to make the hair group together. Or try washing with brush soap and use the soap to shape it each time after painting.
I have dipped my brushes in hot water to reshape them. I have only done this with pure synthetic brushes but I think it would probably be ok on the natural hair too. From my experience natural hair can handle more heat than synthetic.
Excellent thanks 😊
I love my silver black velvets, I only have the rounds though
Hello. I have a question about Black Velvet Silver brushes. On Walmart.com there is note about them which says “preposition 65: titanium dioxide, other chemicals” and it made me to not buy them even if they work great. What would work as a substitute for them? I didn’t see similar note next to Princeton Elite and Princeton Neptune brushes- which one would be better choice if any? I want to buy a set. Thank you
Get the Da Vinci Casaneo. They are really good brushes.
Teoh Yi Chie thank you!!!
You mention that these are a US company, but do you know where these brushes are manufactured? I can't find anything stating this online. Thanks Teoh! Love your channel!
Not sure where they are made though. You can ask the company and see what they say
A friend just sent me a video of her painting with her new BV brushes and I was really impressed.. I have nearly 100 brushes, so I looked for a review, and I really like yours! Thank you for the time. PS: Do you live in S'pore??
Yes I’m from Singapore
@@teohyc I just shifted away after living there for 15yrs! Too bad I wasn't familiar with your channel back then. Great account.
Hi Teoh. Lovely review as always. I have a few of these brushes that a friend brought for me from the USA. I only have the round brushes, though. What block of paper are you using here? The texture looks great.
The paper is Daler Rowney Aquafine. It's cheap student grade paper. Good for single washes, but not as durable when it comes to two or more washes. I use it for simple watercolour demos like this where cheap paper will do.
Teoh Yi Chie I see. I wonder if it would be good enough for colour charts too. I have seen the D R Langdon, but haven't tried it yet.
Hi i need ur answer as my consideration. which is much better? black velvet or cotman? no one i found ever compared this. thank youuu
Cotman brushes? Black Velvet.
No one compares them because they are not in the same league at all.
I bought it from a local store, how do you check its authenticity?
Not sure about that. There should be the brand on the brush.
Where does he get all those wonderful toys?
Usually paid out from my own pocket unless otherwise mentioned.
Teoh Yi Chie like a real Batman. ;)
Thanks for all the content!
Just a humble suggestion: Try pure synthetic brushes. We love & pamper our pets; it'll cost us so little to throw their wild or 'farmed' cousins a few crumbs of empathy.
You'll never see a brush company show videos of them harvesting animal hair. Few do it themselves; most shop internationally for the cheapest stocks of raw hair. Most of it comes from poorer countries, where there is virtually no consideration for the suffering of the animals, nor any enforced anti-cruelty laws or regulations. The less we see, the worse the conditions & the slaughtering.
Good synthetic brushes may not hold quite as much liquid, but they're _far_ better than they ever used to be been - very useable, and quite satisfying. Using them, we know we're not supporting something we'd never dream of subjecting a dog or cat to.
I agree, as nice as some of the animal hair brushes look, I have made a decision to buy only pure synthetics. Raphael have lovely synthetic squirrel brushes, and Escoda make some good synthetics (I have the Prado).
Cool Tulla! Let's try to spread the word that modern synthetics are no hardship or deprivation. :^> Other good bets are Princeton - Elite or Neptune series, or Rosemary&Co (not sure of the models) - in NAmerica, check at windriverart(dot)com. Just read carefully, both Co's also do animal hair. Cheers!
Not too many meat companies show videos of harvesting beef or the hides that go on to make the leather in our shoes, belts, and handbags either. What happens to the squirrel meat I wonder? That's considered good eating in many parts of the USA.
Kindly let know, if ever a giveaway.🙏🏻
This or escoda versatil?
This is better. Either this or Da Vinci Casaneo
Can u please do the Pablo coast 16
I'm trying to get that video review out. Hopefully soon.
Check out the text review meanwhile www.parkablogs.com/content/review-parblo-coast16-pen-display
Do you think the escoda reserve is better than this brush? I want to choose one out of the two and their prices are very similar so I just want to know which one performs better.
Escoda Reserva is better
Alison B so the reserva and the Jackson's brushes are similar? Because if they are then I'll have to consider the Jackson's....
Alison B I'll keep that in mind, thanks ☺
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Yay! I'm early.. ☺️
In the UK these are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overpriced.
They should be cheaper on Jackson's Art bit.ly/ja-black-velvet
Free global shipping for brush purchases above £20
Thanks I will have a look.