At Albright Art Supply, we provide a wide range of high-quality brushes for acrylic, oil, and watercolor painting, along with a selection of essential tools to perfect your technique. Traditionally, Long Handles are for Oil & Acrylic paints to allow the artist to work at a distance from the canvas. Short Handle brushes are for Watercolor painters who are closer to their paper.

In terms of use, acrylic paints are the most caustic and brushes are only made with synthetics or hog bristle. Oil brushes can be made with finer natural hair like Fitch and Sable. Some Acrylic brushes may be used with all 3 types of paint, while brushes made for Oil or Watercolor should NOT be used with acrylic paints. Brushes that are specifically designed for watercolor can hold the water/paint and allow for delicate brushstrokes.

Shapes of brushes: Bright, Filbert, Flat, Round. Plus many other unique brushes for each type of paint. For example, some watercolor brushes are called “Mop”, “Dagger Risslon” and “Cat’s Tongue”!

Acrylics

Oils

Watercolors

Tools & Supplies

Carrying Trusted Name Brands

Princeton Artist Brush Co.
- Aspen 6000 Series Synthetic Bristle Brushes
- Heritage Series 4000 Synthetic Sable Long Handle Brushes
- Snap Brushes
  - Long Handle
  - Short Handle
Gainsborough 1271 Oil/Acrylic Bristle Brushes
Royal Zen Long Handled Brushes

Princeton Artist Brush Co.
- Aspen 6000 Series Synthetic Bristle Brushes
- Heritage Series 4000 Synthetic Sable Long Handle Brushes
- Snap Brushes and Sets
  - Long Handle for Acrylics and Oils
Gainsborough 1271 Oil/Acrylic Bristle Brushes
Escoda Optima Kolinsky Long Handle Brushes
Royal Zen Long Handled Brushes

Jack Richeson & Co. Inc Co.
- White Synthetic 8000 Round Series Brushes
- Aquarelle Clear Handle Brushes
Koi Water Brush
Princeton Artist Brush Co.
- Lauren Better Synthetic Brushes
- Neptune Watercolor Brushes
- Snap Brushes and Sets
  - Short Handle
- Brush Sets
  - Aqua Elite
  - Heritage
  - Velvetouch

Raphael Brushes
- Kazan Squirrel Quill Mop Brushes
Royal Zen Series 83 Brushes
- Liner
- Mops
- Scrubbers
Silver Brush Limited
- Black Velvet Brushes
Winsor & Newton Brushes
- Series 7 Sable Brushes
Yasutomo
- Bamboo Calligraphy Brushes
- Hake Brushes

Brush Tools

Palette Knives

Palette/Painting Knives
- RGM
  - Italian Plus Painting Knives
  - Italian Plus Scraper Knives
  - New Age Collection Painting Knives
Paint Tools
- Princeton Artist Brush Co.
  - Catalyst Tools
    - Contour
    - Wedge
- Royal Sovereign Ltd
  - Colour Shaper in Firm and Soft Tips