used for watercolors it works well for small details [SEP] i have a set of kolinsky sable brushes which moths got at a while ago and i have been wanting to replace them this was a perfect shape for me so i got it let us see what happenedwhat is this likethis has a wood handle for nails or even watercolor painting it is a nice solid wood handle the brush itself is a teardrop shape with a very fine point the ferrule is average nothing wow but not awful eitherhow does this performthis brush has a nice pocket in it which absorbs the watercolor when using it it will gradually disperse the paint in a nice thin line but it does make it so i do not have to dip it as constantly as with a narrow brush as for smoothness of lines and how it paints i really like it it is great for small areas of paintingscleaningi clean this regularly in the same product that i use for cleaning wool when it is time to store it it has deterrent to moths in it other than that i just clean with water most of the time and only use the other stuff when i am going to put it away for any length of timethe bottom linealthough this can be used for nails i prefer it for watercolor i like nail brushes out of synthetic brushes instead of real sablemy ratingfive stars this works for what i want it for in doing watercolors it is not quite as nice as the kolinsky sable brushes i lost but it is a nice fill in for now i would buy it again