Mimik Kolinsky Synthetic Sable Short Handle Brushes and Sets

Thank you for contacting us. The two mimik brushes are imitating two different types of brush hair. The Mimik Squirrel Brush is a synthetic blend that imitates squirrel hair in its ability to hold copious amounts of color for large washes and color lay down but also features the superb control that Kolinsky sable brushes have. Natural Squirrel Brushes have great carrying capacity for thin watercolors and inks. The hair is very fine and thin. The squirrel hair points as well as Kolinsky, but has very little "snap" because the hair is not very resilient. Both the Quill, a lettering brush, and the Oval Mop, a watercolor wash brush, are traditionally made with squirrel hair. The Mimik Squirrel Brush is made to imitate this brush. The Mimik Sable brush is made to be the perfect imitation of natural Kolinsky hair. Created to the highest standards, each short handle brush is made from fine mahogany, featuring nickel plated brass ferrules for looks that reflect Mimik’s ability. Natural Kolinsky Brushes have a strength, spring, and ability to retain shape ("snap"), It holds a very fine point or edge. So squirrel imitation and sable imitation are two different brush types. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Thank you for contacting us. The Flat brush measurements can be viewed by clicking on the yellow circle icon beside the price of the brush. The #24 Flat brush item number 88664 is 1" inch wide and the hair is 15/16" long. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Item number 88659 size 14 is closest to a 1/2" width The Hair Width Diameter is 17/32" inch The brush size information is listed in the yellow tech note for each brush. You can access this information by clicking on the yellow circle icon located beside the purple money sign icon and the price of the brush that you are interested in.

No, the Mimik Kolinsky Synthetic Sable brushes work best with watercolor paints. You might take a look at our Black Swan synthetic sable or Silver Brush Renaissance Red Sable all media brushes which can be used with oil paints. http://www.jerrysartarama.com/silver-brush-renaissance-pure-red-sable-all-media-brushes

My size 20 bristles measure about 3/4 inches wide and just marginally longer than that. My size 24 measures just a tad under an inch wide and long. Hope this helps.

These brushes are made out of 100% synthetic hair and are made in Germany for Creative Mark a brand that available at Jerry's . I have 9 sizes of them and along with my Sterling Edwards brush set they make up my "go to" set. They are a great brush you wont go wrong with these.