the dotting tools work just like the should but the brushes are very cheap [SEP] the dotting tools work just like the should but the brushes are very cheap which in turn you get what you pay for so i think only one of them worked really well and i use as a clean up brush but the others did not work i had them set up nicely in a cup and when i went to grab one the top part just popped off i grabbed the metal piece and it just came off this happened to half of them i do not recommend two stars because it came quick and the dotting tools actually work