You may have noticed Princetons' Catalyst Blades and Wedges have recently arrived on the scene, but Princeton have brought out Catalyst Polytip Brushes out as well! A little more understated than its colourful counterparts but just as brilliant to use. Once you try these brushes you may never go back.
We had a play with them in our shop and found they really did live up to their claim- 'Super stiff yet extremely responsive... Catalyst is able to hold a higher volume of paint while providing a smoother application.'
We decided to test the brushes with heavy bodied acrylic paint, and painted onto Fabriano Pittura a textured thick paper which holds the paints well, letting it sit on top as opposed to sinking in. We found the brush had the right balance of stiffness and give. It is designed to cope well with thick paint and mediums, so you can use oil paints too.
The synthetic bristles are designed with splits at the end to emulate natural bristles. The paint brush moves with ease across the paper or canvas yet keeping its form. You can see in the photograph how it holds its shape when painting long marks.
The range includes 8 different shape brushes and in many sizes. Just look above to see the variety. We were impressed by how well the brushes cleaned up, too. The ferrule didn't hold the paint like many brushes do and the water ran clear after a short rinse. Look after these brushes and they should last a very long time.
Customers in our Hove Art shop have said they are a brilliant product and they won't go back to ordinary brushes. It is a superior brush to many. We are very proud to be stocking Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brushes and we would really like for you try them out.
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You may have noticed Princetons' Catalyst Blades and Wedges have recently arrived on the scene, but Princeton have brought out Catalyst Polytip Brushes out as well! A little more understated than its colourful counterparts but just as brilliant to use. Once you try these brushes you may never go back.
We had a play with them in our shop and found they really did live up to their claim- 'Super stiff yet extremely responsive... Catalyst is able to hold a higher volume of paint while providing a smoother application.'
We decided to test the brushes with heavy bodied acrylic paint, and painted onto Fabriano Pittura a textured thick paper which holds the paints well, letting it sit on top as opposed to sinking in. We found the brush had the right balance of stiffness and give. It is designed to cope well with thick paint and mediums, so you can use oil paints too.
The synthetic bristles are designed with splits at the end to emulate natural bristles. The paint brush moves with ease across the paper or canvas yet keeping its form. You can see in the photograph how it holds its shape when painting long marks.
The range includes 8 different shape brushes and in many sizes. Just look above to see the variety. We were impressed by how well the brushes cleaned up, too. The ferrule didn't hold the paint like many brushes do and the water ran clear after a short rinse. Look after these brushes and they should last a very long time.
Customers in our Hove Art shop have said they are a brilliant product and they won't go back to ordinary brushes. It is a superior brush to many. We are very proud to be stocking Catalyst Polytip Bristle Brushes and we would really like for you try them out.
