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No, we don’t sell individual paint tubes. However, in the future, we plan to launch small sets of frequently used colours like white and primary colours. We would like to stick with providing sets for a few reasons:

• One of our co-founders, Ardak Kassenova researched the colours master artists used in the past to create the paintings we love so well today. And to prove that we don’t need hundreds of different shades to make beautiful art, she designed our Infinity Series – Limited Palette for Infinite Harmony: a method to achieve colour harmonies by utilising more mixes than a variety of tube colours. Three palettes (Essential, Impressionist and Portrait) each set of 8 colours has a specific purpose and other than white, no colours are duplicated. All the paints from either collection can be mixed to create your unique palette.
• Selling in sets is what allows us to make artist-quality paints affordable, as managing just three sets is easier and more sustainable than handling 30 different items.

No, we don’t sell individual brushes. However, in the future, we will be launching smaller brush sets of 3-5 brushes and would like to stick with providing sets for a few reasons:

• Our brush sets are developed and designed by our co-founder Ardak Kassenova, a professional artist herself – she researched and tested hundreds of brushes before coming up with this idea. Each of our sets has a specific purpose (none of the brushes is duplicated) and can be used to create different techniques.
• Selling in sets is what allows us to make professional-quality paint brushes affordable, as managing sets is easier and more sustainable than handling 50 different items.

Non-toxic means we removed the toxic ingredients from the paints. Toxicity, in general, comes from the pigments themselves. All our paints use non-toxic pigments that replicate the same qualities of traditional paints, still remarkable but not hazardous. We strongly believe in this healthy approach to art because your health and environmental safety is our highest concern.

On top of your creativity and willingness to experiment, you’ll need the following:

• A professional brush set, like our Renoir and Artist’s Choice Collections
• A professional oil paint set. Choose from our highly pigmented Infinity Series (Essential, Impressionist, Portrait)
• A solvent, like turpenoid.
• Something to paint on, like a stretched canvas.
• Cleaning materials like water, soap and tissue.
• Apron or painting clothes (optional but recommended)
• A well-ventilated place to paint

Yes! Our Infinity Series of Professional Oil Paints are designed for all experience levels. Ardak Kassenova, professional artist and co-founder of ZenART created limited palettes of fundamental oil colours based on the colour palettes of old masters and contemporary artists who proved how with a limited palette of essential colours, one could create outstanding work.

Considering the value for money we offer for such highly pigmented non-toxic oil paint sets, including guides, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Professional-grade paints are highly pigmented and produce more vibrant paintings. Student grade paints are less expensive and have less pigment, which means you’ll have to do several coats to get the colours you expect.

No. ZenART oil paints are traditional oil-based paints, which means they are not mixable with water or water-based medium – they are based on linseed oil. You can only use artists solvents such as turpentine for thinning the oil paint at the beginning of the painting process, or linseed oil for blending to increase fluid consistency. There are other mediums you can use, of course, that are a mix of solvent, oil and dammar or other resins, which are also made specifically for the traditional oil paints. Our co-founder Ardak Kassenova, a professional artist herself, rarely uses any media, as the consistency of our oils is very buttery and especially perfect for Alla prima technique.

Our oil paints dry faster due to the high-quality, acid-free linseed oil binder and proprietary process used. Ultimately, it depends on many variables (Average 12 hours to 3 weeks for safe handling)

• The weather conditions. Is it damp, rainy or sunny?
• Do you paint outside, with open windows or not?
• The technique you used: Thick textured layers of paint like in impasto paintings will take the longest to dry. You’ll have to wait longer than “Alla prima” artists.
• Pigments used, Burnt Umber, Raw and Burnt Sienna dry faster. The Cadmiums and whites dry slower. All the other pigments dry more or less at the same rate.
• Oil paint dries from oxygenation, so the more exposure to oxygen, the quicker your painting will dry.

Good question! There’s a complex manual process behind making each brush, and all the methods require high precision and years of experience. Let us try to give you a general overview of how these beautiful brushes are made:

• A ZenART Black Tulip brush is handcrafted with a brush handle made of genuine and exquisite lacquered birch wood and seven layers of UV coating. The bristles are manually formed using different techniques for specific shapes, tightly tied, combed, gripped by a non-rust nickel ferrule, glued with a precise injection of special glue. After drying, the ferrule holding the bristles is double-crimped to the handles to fasten securely. The brushes are then inspected again to remove any ‘floating shorts’ —bristles which may sometimes remain, especially in larger sized brushes or round shapes, and cause initial ‘shedding’ during breaking in period. After a thorough inspection, the brushes are then protected and sized before getting packed.

Yes. We used faux squirrel synthetic hair fibres to mimic qualities of squirrel and kolinsky sable that lays down a good, even wash without using animal products; extensively tested for their professional performance. We hope this puts your mind at ease.

However, if you prefer natural brushes, you can take a look at our Turner brush set or other lines of faux synthetic hair and natural hair blends. Here

These brushes are ‘trained’ to maintain their shape even after heavy use and provide consistent control whatever art project you’re working on. Using elegant seven-times-lacquered birch wood short handles allows for a luxurious feeling of unrivalled balance, particularly during intricate and exacting strokes. The use of high-quality faux squirrel bristles on these brushes also made them very sturdy. And of course, they’ll last even longer if you take good care of them.

These brushes are resistant to heavy use and can hold a significant amount of water to allow you to get the perfect results for your paintings. The faux squirrel synthetic fibres lay down a good, even wash. Therefore many professional artists were pleasantly surprised and compared our Black Tulip collection brushes with the squirrel and kolinsky sable performance in a much more affordable yet surprisingly effective set.

Yes! These brushes are high quality, and many professional artists praise them for their fantastic performance, thoughtful variety of shapes and sizes specifically designed for water-based media. When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up their confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Considering the value for money we offer for such an extensive artist-quality set, including the guides, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant long-term gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

There are two reasons we wrap the brushes in transparent films:

• 1. To protect and waterproof the brushes for transit. We want to make sure that you receive your bush sets in its best state, wherever you are in the world.
• 2. It serves as a seal of guarantee to you, our customers and our return department that the brushes have never been used before. In some cases, we experience customers returning used brushes and these go to a separate bin. Having these plastic films ensures that you’re receiving a brand new set.

Our Black Tulip collection brushes are easy to clean and maintain:

• For new brushes: First, always remove the transit glue by washing the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water. Slightly massage between the bristles on the palm of your hand, letting any floating bristles to be washed away, if any, especially in large sized-brushes.
• For regular cleaning or every after painting: Clean the brushes well with soap every after use—before the paint dries— to avoid damage from paint build-up at the base of the ferrule. Do not push the brushes too hard into your palms.
• We recommend using vegetable oil-based soap, gentle to the bristles and your skin.
• After rinsing thoroughly, use a microfiber or other absorbent towel to remove excess water.
• Gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.

Brush Care Tips:

• Never leave the brushes soaked in water, as this will ruin your brushes and cause damage to the bristles, glue and handle.
• From time to time, and for optimum results, you can apply a special lanolin-based brush conditioner (optional), for TLC and extra longevity of your brushes.
• Follow our recommended cleaning guide above to reduce possible initial ‘break-in shedding’, which might be just short bristles not glued inside the ferrule that are trapped between the longer bristles.
• After washing and drying, always gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.
• Shedding: It is natural for brushes to shed lightly. Minimal shedding is common especially while you break them in. To reduce problems of shedding, ZenART has crafted these watercolour brushes with faux squirrel synthetic fibres. The brushes lose fewer bristles and normally don’t shed at all. In rare occasions, it might happen, and such cases are significantly less compared to other ones on the market. Reasons can be any of the following:
  1. Using brushes before removing the transit glue
  2. Harsh “breaking-in” of new brushes. We suggest trying the above method of cleaning, drying horizontally, and gently removing any floating bristles while dry, before giving up on your brushes.
  3. Misuse and ruining of the brushes due to harsh chemicals, abrasive surfaces, soaking brushes in water or other solution, vertically letting them stand and loosening the glue.
  4. In extreme cases, manufacturing defects, when not enough glue was applied and the brush (losing bristles long enough to be potentially glued in the ferrule, not floating shorts). In such situations, we are here to support you, too, and offer our help to resolve any issues.

The Black Tulip collection brushes are short-handled for full expression with water-based paints: watercolour, gouache, inks, and dyes. They have been specifically designed, weighted and balanced for precise horizontal painting and avoiding any hand fatigue or poking in your eye. The exquisite birch wood brush set also has seven layers of UV coating to prevent flaking, and provide slip & wear resistance.

Good question! There’s a complex manual process behind making each brush, and all the methods require high precision and years of experience. Let us try to give you a general overview of how these beautiful brushes are made:

• A ZenART Fine Line Miniature brush is handcrafted with a brush handle made of genuine and exquisite lacquered birch wood and seven layers of UV coating. The bristles are manually formed using different techniques for specific shapes, tightly tied, combed, gripped by a non-rust nickel ferrule, glued with a precise injection of special glue. After drying, the ferrule holding the bristles is double-crimped to the handles to fasten securely. The brushes are then inspected again to remove any ‘floating shorts’ —bristles which may sometimes remain, especially in larger sized brushes or round shapes, and cause initial ‘shedding’ during breaking in period. After a thorough inspection, the brushes are then protected and sized before getting packed.

Yes. We used Japanese synthetic hair fibres to mimic qualities of natural fibres for that crisp, smooth detailing without using animal products; extensively tested for their professional performance. We hope this puts your mind at ease.

However, if you prefer natural brushes, you can take a look at our Renoir brush set or other lines of faux synthetic and natural fibre blends. Link

These brushes are ‘trained’ to maintain their shape even after heavy use and provide consistent control whatever art project you’re working on. Using elegant seven-times-lacquered birch wood long handles allows for a luxurious feeling of unrivalled balance, particularly during intricate and exacting strokes. The use of high-quality badger and synthetic bristle mix on these brushes also made them very sturdy. And of course, they’ll last even longer if you take good care of them.

Yes! These brushes are high quality, and many professional artists praise them for their fantastic performance, thoughtful variety of shapes and sizes specifically designed for fine detailing. When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up their confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Considering the value for money we offer for such an extensive artist-quality set, including the complimentary canvas roll-up case for storage and travel, guides, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant long-term gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

There are two reasons we wrap the brushes in transparent films:

• 1. To protect and waterproof the brushes for transit. We want to make sure that you receive your bush sets in its best state, wherever you are in the world.
• 2. It serves as a seal of guarantee to you, our customers and our return department that the brushes have never been used before. In some cases, we experience customers returning used brushes and these go to a separate bin. Having these plastic films ensures that you’re receiving a brand new set.

Our Fine Line Miniature collection brushes are easy to clean and maintain:

• For new brushes: First, always remove the transit glue by washing the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water. Slightly massage between the bristles on the palm of your hand, letting any floating bristles to be washed away, if any, especially in large sized-brushes.
• For regular cleaning or every after painting: Clean the brushes well every after use—before the paint dries—to avoid damage from paint build-up at the base of the ferrule. Do not push the brushes too hard into your palms.
• For watercolour and acrylics: Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• For oil: Wipe excess oil paint with tissue paper. Using a small amount of solvent, rinse all leftover oil paint build up and wipe clean. We recommend turpenoid as it is safer. Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• We recommend using vegetable oil-based soap, gentle to the bristles and your skin.
• After rinsing thoroughly, use a microfiber or other absorbent towel to remove excess water.
• Gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.

Brush Care Tips:

• Never leave the brushes soaked in water, as this will ruin your brushes and cause damage to the bristles, glue and handle.
• From time to time, and for optimum results, you can apply a special lanolin-based brush conditioner (optional), for TLC and extra longevity of your brushes.
• Follow our recommended cleaning guide above to reduce possible initial ‘break-in shedding’, which might be just short bristles not glued inside the ferrule that are trapped between the longer bristles.
• After washing and drying, always gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.
• Shedding: It is natural for brushes to shed lightly. Minimal shedding is common especially while you break them in. To reduce problems of shedding, ZenART has crafted these watercolour brushes with Japanese synthetic fibres. The brushes lose fewer bristles and normally don’t shed at all. In rare occasions, it might happen, and such cases are significantly less compared to other ones on the market. Reasons can be any of the following:
  1. Using brushes before removing the transit glue
  2. Harsh “breaking-in” of new brushes. We suggest trying the above method of cleaning, drying horizontally, and gently removing any floating bristles while dry, before giving up on your brushes. It’s breaking in process, and quite common for the natural bristles.
  3. Misuse and ruining of the brushes due to harsh chemicals, abrasive surfaces, soaking brushes in water or other solution, vertically letting them stand and loosening the glue.
  4. In extreme cases, manufacturing defects, when not enough glue was applied and the brush (losing bristles long enough to be potentially glued in the ferrule, not floating shorts). In such situations, we are here to support you, too, and offer our help to resolve any issues.

The Artist’s Choice collection brushes are long-handled for full expression with oil or acrylic paints. These brushes are made for working on large canvases or while standing with an easel. The exquisite birch wood brush set also has seven layers of UV coating to prevent flaking, and provide slip & wear resistance.

Good question! There’s a complex manual process behind making each brush, and all the methods require high precision and years of experience. Let us try to give you a general overview of how these beautiful brushes are made:

• A ZenART Artist’s Choice brush is handcrafted with a brush handle made of genuine and exquisite lacquered birch wood and seven layers of UV coating. The bristles are manually formed using different techniques for specific shapes, tightly tied, combed, gripped by a non-rust nickel ferrule, glued with a precise injection of special glue. After drying, the ferrule holding the bristles is double-crimped to the handles to fasten securely. The brushes are then inspected again to remove any ‘floating shorts’ —bristles which may sometimes remain, especially in larger sized brushes or round shapes, and cause initial ‘shedding’ during breaking in period. After a thorough inspection, the brushes are then protected and sized before getting packed.

Yes. We at ZenART would have the same question as you; all our natural hair is sourced from the same supplier we have used for over three years and rest assured, the hairs used are a by-product from the tails. We hope this puts your mind at ease.

However, if you prefer totally synthetic brushes, you can take a look at our Black Tulip brush set or other lines of fully synthetic ones. Link

These brushes are ‘trained’ to maintain their shape even after heavy use and provide consistent control whatever art project you’re working on. Using elegant seven-times-lacquered birch wood long handles allows for a luxurious feeling of unrivalled balance, particularly during intricate and exacting strokes. The use of high-quality badger and synthetic bristle mix on these brushes also made them very sturdy. And of course, they’ll last even longer if you take good care of them.

Yes! These brushes are high quality, and many professional artists praise them for their fantastic performance, thoughtful variety of sizes and beautiful design. When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up their confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Considering the value for money we offer for such an extensive artist-quality set, including the guides, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant long-term gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

There are two reasons we wrap the brushes in transparent films:

• 1. To protect and waterproof the brushes for transit. We want to make sure that you receive your bush sets in its best state, wherever you are in the world.
• 2. It serves as a seal of guarantee to you, our customers and our return department that the brushes have never been used before. In some cases, we experience customers returning used brushes and these go to a separate bin. Having these plastic films ensures that you’re receiving a brand new set.

Our Artist’s Choice collection brushes are easy to clean and maintain:

• For new brushes: First, always remove the transit glue by washing the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water. Slightly massage between the bristles on the palm of your hand, letting any floating bristles to be washed away, if any, especially in large sized-brushes.
• For regular cleaning or every after painting: Clean the brushes well every after use—before the paint dries—to avoid damage from paint build-up at the base of the ferrule. Do not push the brushes too hard into your palms.
• For acrylics: Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• For oil: Wipe excess oil paint with tissue paper. Using a small amount of solvent, rinse all leftover oil paint build up and wipe clean. We recommend turpenoid as it is safer. Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• We recommend using vegetable oil-based soap, gentle to the bristles and your skin.
• After rinsing thoroughly, use a microfiber or other absorbent towel to remove excess water.
• Gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.

Brush Care Tips:

• Never leave the brushes soaked in water, as this will ruin your brushes and cause damage to the bristles, glue and handle.
• From time to time, and for optimum results, you can apply a special lanolin-based brush conditioner (optional), for TLC and extra longevity of your brushes.
• Follow our recommended cleaning guide above to reduce possible initial ‘break-in shedding’, which might be just short bristles not glued inside the ferrule that are trapped between the longer bristles.
• After washing and drying, always gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.
• Shedding: It is natural for brushes to shed lightly. Shedding is common with natural hair paint brushes, especially while you break them in. To reduce problems of shedding, ZenART has crafted these oil and acrylic brushes by blending badger with the finest Japanese synthetic fibres. The brushes lose fewer bristles and normally don’t shed at all. In rare occasions, it might happen, and such cases are significantly less compared to other ones on the market. Reasons can be any of the following:
  1. Using brushes before removing the transit glue
  2. Harsh “breaking-in” of new brushes. We suggest trying the above method of cleaning, drying horizontally, and gently removing any floating bristles while dry, before giving up on your brushes. It’s breaking in process, and quite common for the natural bristles.
  3. Misuse and ruining of the brushes due to harsh chemicals, abrasive surfaces, soaking brushes in water or other solution, vertically letting them stand and loosening the glue.
  4. In extreme cases, manufacturing defects, when not enough glue was applied and the brush (losing bristles long enough to be potentially glued in the ferrule, not floating shorts). In such situations, we are here to support you, too, and offer our help to resolve any issues.

The Artist’s Choice collection brushes are long-handled for full expression with oil or acrylic paints. These brushes are made for working on large canvases or while standing with an easel. The exquisite birch wood brush set also has seven layers of UV coating to prevent flaking, and provide slip & wear resistance.

Good question! There’s a complex manual process behind making each brush, and all the methods require high precision and years of experience. Let us try to give you a general overview of how these beautiful brushes are made:

• A ZenART Turner brush is handcrafted with a brush handle made of genuine and exquisite lacquered birch wood and seven layers of UV coating. The bristles are manually formed using different techniques for specific shapes, tightly tied, combed, gripped by a non-rust nickel ferrule, glued with a precise injection of special glue. After drying, the ferrule holding the bristles is double-crimped to the handles to fasten securely. The brushes are then inspected again to remove any ‘floating shorts’ —bristles which may sometimes remain, especially in larger sized brushes or round shapes, and cause initial ‘shedding’ during breaking in period. After a thorough inspection, the brushes are then protected and sized before getting packed.

Yes. We at ZenART would have the same question as you; all our natural hair is sourced from the same supplier we have used for over three years and rest assured, the hairs used are a by-product from the tails. We hope this puts your mind at ease.

However, if you prefer totally synthetic brushes, you can take a look at our Black Tulip brush set or other lines of fully synthetic ones. Link

These brushes are ‘trained’ to maintain their shape even after regular use and provide consistent control whatever art project you’re working on. Using elegant seven-times-lacquered birch wood short handles allows for a luxurious feeling of unrivalled balance, particularly during intricate and exacting strokes. The use of high-quality Japanese synthetic hair fibres on these brushes also made them sturdy. And of course, they’ll last even longer if you take good care of them.

These brushes are resistant to heavy use and can hold a significant amount of water to allow you to get the perfect results for your paintings. The natural and synthetic bristles mix offer the best of both worlds: unravelled water absorption yet great springiness. Therefore many professional artists were pleasantly surprised and compared our Turner collection brushes with the squirrel and kolinsky sable performance combined in a much more affordable yet surprisingly effective set.

Yes! These brushes are high quality, and many professional artists praise them for their fantastic performance, thoughtful variety of shapes and sizes and beautiful design. When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up their confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Considering the value for money we offer for such an extensive artist-quality set, including the complimentary satin case for storage and travel, lots of guidance, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant long-term gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

There are two reasons we wrap the brushes in transparent films:

• 1. To protect and waterproof the brushes for transit. We want to make sure that you receive your bush sets in its best state, wherever you are in the world.
• 2. It serves as a seal of guarantee to you, our customers and our return department that the brushes have never been used before. In some cases, we experience customers returning used brushes and these go to a separate bin. Having these plastic films ensures that you’re receiving a brand new set.

Our Turner collection brushes are easy to clean and maintain:

• For new brushes: First, always remove the transit glue by washing the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water. Slightly massage between the bristles on the palm of your hand, letting any floating bristles to be washed away, if any, especially in large sized-brushes.
• For regular cleaning or every after painting: Clean the brushes well with soap every after use—before the paint dries— to avoid damage from paint build-up at the base of the ferrule, especially after working with liquid acrylics. Do not push the brushes too hard into your palms.
• We recommend using vegetable oil-based soap, gentle to the bristles and your skin.
• After rinsing thoroughly, use a microfiber or other absorbent towel to remove excess water.
• Gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.

Brush Care Tips:

• Never leave the brushes soaked in water, as this will ruin your brushes and cause damage to the bristles, glue and handle.
• From time to time, and for optimum results, you can apply a special lanolin-based brush conditioner (optional), for TLC and extra longevity of your brushes.
• Follow our recommended cleaning guide above to reduce possible initial ‘break-in shedding’, which might be just short bristles not glued inside the ferrule that are trapped between the longer bristles.
• After washing and drying, always gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.
• Shedding: It is natural for brushes to shed lightly. Shedding is common with natural hair paint brushes, especially while you break them in. To reduce problems of shedding, ZenART has crafted these watercolour brushes by blending with the finest Japanese synthetic fibres. The brushes lose fewer bristles and normally don’t shed at all. In rare occasions, it might happen, and such cases are significantly less compared to other ones on the market. Reasons can be any of the following:
  1. Using brushes before removing the transit glue
  2. Harsh “breaking-in” of new brushes. We suggest trying the above method of cleaning, drying horizontally, and gently removing any floating bristles while dry, before giving up on your brushes. It’s breaking in process, and quite common for the natural bristles.
  3. Misuse and ruining of the brushes due to harsh chemicals, abrasive surfaces, soaking brushes in water or other solution, vertically letting them stand and loosening the glue.
  4. On extreme cases, manufacturing defects, when not enough glue was applied and the brush (losing bristles long enough to be potentially glued in the ferrule, not floating shorts). In such situations, we are here to support you, too, and offer our help to resolve any issues.

The Turner collection brushes are short-handled for full expression with water-based paints: watercolour, gouache, inks & fluid acrylic. They have been specifically designed, weighted and balanced for precise horizontal painting and avoiding any hand fatigue or poking in your eye. The exquisite birch wood brush set also has seven layers of UV coating to prevent flaking, and provide slip & wear resistance.

Good question! There’s a complex manual process behind making each brush, and all the methods require high precision and years of experience. Let us try to give you a general overview of how these beautiful brushes are made:

• A ZenART Renoir brush is handcrafted with a brush handle made of genuine and exquisite lacquered birch wood and seven layers of UV coating. The bristles are manually formed using different techniques for specific shapes, tightly tied, combed, gripped by a non-rust nickel ferrule, glued with a precise injection of special glue. After drying, the ferrule holding the bristles is double-crimped to the handles to fasten securely. The brushes are then inspected again to remove any ‘floating shorts’ —bristles which may sometimes remain, especially in larger sized brushes or round shapes, and cause initial ‘shedding’ during breaking in period. After a thorough inspection, the brushes are then protected and sized before getting packed.

Yes. We at ZenART would have the same question as you; all our natural hair is sourced from the same supplier we have used for over three years and rest assured, the hairs used are a by-product from the tails. We hope this puts your mind at ease.

However, if you prefer totally synthetic brushes, you can take a look at our Black Tulip brush set or other lines of fully synthetic ones. Link

These brushes are ‘trained’ to maintain their shape even after heavy use and provide consistent control whatever art project you’re working on. Using elegant seven-times-lacquered birch wood long handles allows for a luxurious feeling of unrivalled balance, particularly during intricate and exacting strokes. The use of high-quality synthetic bristles on these brushes also made them very sturdy. And of course, they’ll last even longer if you take good care of them.

Yes! These brushes are high quality, and many professional artists praise them for their fantastic performance, thoughtful variety of shapes and sizes and beautiful design. When it comes to art materials and tools, a famous saying among the artists and the art tutors is that ‘One should buy the best quality one can afford.’ It’s so true, especially for beginner artists, who are still building up their confidence and knowledge of techniques. The best art tools will help accelerate progress and keep you motivated to paint and experiment with new techniques.

Considering the value for money we offer for such an extensive artist-quality set, including the complimentary satin case for storage and travel, lots of guidance, tutorials and advice, you’ll make a significant long-term gift for yourself or other artists, whether beginners to advanced and professionals.

There are two reasons we wrap the brushes in transparent films:

• 1. To protect and waterproof the brushes for transit. We want to make sure that you receive your bush sets in its best state, wherever you are in the world.
• 2. It serves as a seal of guarantee to you, our customers and our return department that the brushes have never been used before. In some cases, we experience customers returning used brushes and these go to a separate bin. Having these plastic films ensures that you’re receiving a brand new set.

Our Renoir collection brushes are easy to clean and maintain:

• For new brushes: First, always remove the transit glue by washing the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water. Slightly massage between the bristles on the palm of your hand, letting any floating bristles to be washed away, if any, especially in large sized-brushes.
• For regular cleaning or every after painting: Clean the brushes well every after use—before the paint dries—to avoid damage from paint build-up at the base of the ferrule. Do not push the brushes too hard into your palms.
• For acrylics: Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• For oil: Wipe excess oil paint with tissue paper. Using a small amount of solvent, rinse all leftover oil paint build up and wipe clean. We recommend turpenoid as it is safer. Wash the brushes with mild soap and lukewarm water.
• We recommend using vegetable oil-based soap, gentle to the bristles and your skin.
• After rinsing thoroughly, use a microfiber or other absorbent towel to remove excess water.
• Gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.

Brush Care Tips:

• Never leave the brushes soaked in water, as this will ruin your brushes and cause damage to the bristles, glue and handle.
• From time to time, and for optimum results, you can apply a special lanolin-based brush conditioner (optional), for TLC and extra longevity of your brushes.
• Follow our recommended cleaning guide above to reduce possible initial ‘break-in shedding’, which might be just short bristles not glued inside the ferrule that are trapped between the longer bristles.
• After washing and drying, always gently reshape the bristles with your fingers, and let it dry naturally on a horizontal or flat surface.
• Shedding: It is natural for brushes to shed lightly. Shedding is common with natural hair paint brushes, especially while you break them in. To reduce problems of shedding, ZenART has crafted these oil and acrylic brushes by blending with the finest Japanese synthetic fibres. The brushes lose fewer bristles and normally don’t shed at all. In rare occasions, it might happen, and such cases are significantly less compared to other ones on the market. Reasons can be any of the following:
  1. Using brushes before removing the transit glue
  2. Harsh “breaking-in” of new brushes. We suggest trying the above method of cleaning, drying horizontally, and gently removing any floating bristles while dry, before giving up on your brushes. It’s breaking in process, and quite common for the natural bristles.
  3. Misuse and ruining of the brushes due to harsh chemicals, abrasive surfaces, soaking brushes in water or other solution, vertically letting them stand and loosening the glue.
  4. In extreme cases, manufacturing defects, when not enough glue was applied and the brush (losing bristles long enough to be potentially glued in the ferrule, not floating shorts). In such situations, we are here to support you, too, and offer our help to resolve any issues.

The Renoir collection brushes are long-handled for full expression with oil or acrylic paints. These brushes are made for working on large canvases or while standing with an easel. The exquisite birch wood brush set also has seven layers of UV coating to prevent flaking, and provide slip & wear resistance.

Good question! Unlike ordinary sketchbooks or notebooks in the market, ours are designed by artists for artists. Each sketchbook is meticulously handcrafted using recyclable materials, folded, hand-stitched, and glued together to form a hard-wearing notebook with a 180° lay-flat spine that stays open so you can work at ease.

Our 120 gsm acid-free paper is heavier than normal sketchbooks in the market. Each sketchbook has 160 pages or 80 sheets of blank ivory paper that won’t reflect light in your eyes in the way ordinary white papers will.

Acid-free means that the pH level of the paper is 7.0 (neutral) or higher (alkaline). In general, acid-free papers are expected to last for decades under normal storage conditions. Don’t worry; it’s still biodegradable.

Our sketchbooks are encased in a durable engineered leather cover that is scratch-resistant, protecting your work from elements.

It depends on how you intend to use them. If you plan on bringing the sketchbook around, while travelling, during the daily commute or to capture urban scenes on the go then opt for a B6 (5×7 inches) that you can easily fit in your purse. If you intend to work on a table at home or in your studio where you can sketch with your sketchbook laid flat, or if you tend to create bigger artwork, then we recommend you get a B5 (7×10 inches).

Use it like how you would normally use a sketchbook or art journal! The acid-free paper is durable enough for light watercolours, ink, markers, glue and sticky tapes for collages, rough erasing and shading. Your options are endless. You can also check for some sketchbook sketchbook ideas.

A bullet journal is a method of personal organization developed by Ryder Carroll. The method organizes schedules, to-do lists, significant events, milestones and other organizational tasks in a single journal.

Good question! Unlike ordinary journals or notebooks in the market, ours are designed to make organising on-the-go easier. Each bullet journal is meticulously handcrafted using recyclable materials, with perfectly aligned dotted grids (5mm spacing) across both pages, and no lines to ruin your bullets but small dots to help you organise. Our bullet journal also features a 180° lay-flat spine that stays open so you can organise at ease.

Our 100/120 gsm acid-free, FSC certified paper is smooth, ink-proof and won’t create feathering if you use a fountain pen, or similar. Each journal has 160 pages or 80 sheets of dotted ivory paper that won’t reflect light in your eyes in the way ordinary white papers will.

Acid-free means that the pH level of the paper is 7.0 (neutral) or higher (alkaline). In general, acid-free papers are expected to last for decades under normal storage conditions. Don’t worry; it’s still biodegradable.

FSC is an acronym for the Forest Stewardship Council®, which is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests. The FSC system provides an assurance that products such as wood and paper have been harvested in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

Our bullet journals are encased in a vivid-coloured faux leather-bound cover that is scratch-resistant, flexible and vegan.

It depends on how you intend to use them. If you plan on bringing the bullet journal around, while travelling, during the daily commute so you can organise on-the-go then opt for a B6 (5×7 inches) that you can easily fit in your purse. If you intend to work on a table at home or in your office where it can be laid flat, then we recommend you get a B5 (7×10 inches).

Use it like how you would normally use a journal or notebook! The acid-free paper is durable enough for ink, markers, glue and sticky tapes, rough erasing, shading or art journaling. Your options are endless. You can consider journaling ideas as therapy.