I bought my 7 year old granddaughter the Pentel waterbrushes for Christmas. She loves them!

i hear and see heaven ...artt supply is the best !

Very in depth video, much appreciated. You even covered how they open, flow and deal with different inks and paints!

Oh my goodness, you are amazing! You answered my questions about how to clean the water brushes even before I was able to ask.

Best demo I've seen so far, thank you.

Love these brushes. I use with watercolour pencils and enjoy the results. great video Marty. Regards from Michigan.

Aw man Marty, I have been waiting for a video like this! I got a couple waterbrushes and have become a bit addicted to them haha. Thanks for making these reviews and demonstrations :)

I like the waterbrush. They are extremely convenient. Thanks for the review.

Lol!!! I always say... You can NEVER have too many water brushes!!!!! I was never too keen on those ink brushes... I'd rather have water and use it that way... Thanks for the review. Lauri

Another great review. I really like the Pentel Aquash too. I laughed hard at the lefty loosely...I bought my second Aquash brush and thought it was defective until I remembered The frugal crafter (Lindsay) mentioning it in one of her videos. I'm so grateful for you, Lindsay, Marty (MOW) and Cinnamon for all your tutorial videos!

i like my blue one with the pink cap , mine does not have a name on it I picked it up years ago but i have full control over the water flow

See this is why you get subscribers so quickly Marty! You really make some unique videos sometimes such as this one.

Your voice is very relaxing 😎..I just got a three pack Pentel set , I can wait to get outside and paint.

Great review, totally enjoyed and learned a lot. I filled one of my Sakura fine waterbrush with higgins black india a while ago and it runs smoothly and beautiful. Since that ink is used on technical/drafting pens that use a similar inkflow mechanism(?), didn't have to dilute the ink. I'm subscribing to your channel and hope to see more of those great art-tips.

great video once again Marty! I love my waterbrushes and Derwent makes a really good one and they also have a chisel style too. ps, I havent forgotten your art card!

Useful tutorial. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for the nice demo and info! I just tried my new Pental Watercolor brush same as your favorite. I filled it with Walnut Ink which I don't think has shellac in it. I but it in full strength because it is not a dark color. It started out great and I few minutes into my landscape drawing it slowly got clogged up. Have you had any experience with using Walnut ink in refillable brushes? Thanks Pearl

Hi Marty! I owe you an email. . . Another great review! I love my water brushes and use them almost exclusively, even at home. The Pentel is by far the best I have tried, and I have tried quite a few. I will say that Tim Holtz/Ranger makes some that are pretty nice as well. I used them before I discovered the Pentel. He has a cool brush that has a medium to large point and you can remove a portion down by the brush head to get a flat wash brush from it! He also has a nice fine point one. I have many of those filled with inks and they work wonderfully and have never leaked and I have moved them, filled with ink from NY to GA and several times within the state and not had an issue! Hope that helps someone.

great demo

Wow well done, GREAT explained and very helpfull Greetings from Amsterdam Holland

The firsts I used were the derwent ones, and now I use the pentel for soluble graphite. I prefer the pentel because it's easier to clean inside.

Great video Marty. I never even thought about using waterbrushes for ink. I have used refillable paint markers but most of the brands are very liquid and tend to leak a bit.

Thank you very much.

I like to use my water brushes with my water soluble pencils and pastels. I bought a cheap set off Amazon and I also have a couple Sakura ones. I might buy a couple more cheap Amazon sets and try the Hydrus with water in the waterbrush! I am also interested in trying the color brush! Inhad never heard of it before! Hmmmm! Great video! I love all your videos, actually! 😊

Hi! Can I fill the water brushes reservoirs with alcohol for alcohol inks instead of water? Thanks!

Hi! great video ,can you do one on the best light fast materials you have ?

Which type of water brush is easiest to control the flow of water? I would think the plunger/piston type would be, but I could be wrong.

Can you fill a water brush with hydrus liquid watercolor without having it clog up?

For Pentel aquabrush, I only had luck with using the medium size one for ink. Unlike the large and small, the medium size does not have the breather holes. To me this makes it easier for the ink to flow into the bristles when you squeeze as opposed to coming out the sides. I am using Deleter black 4 with no problems. In fact it performs better than my Pentel color brush.

Hi Marty! I hope you are enjoying your sunday! I just saw this video about the water brushes. I have one from Sakura Koi (the smalll size) and three other ones (small, medium and large) from Royal Langnikel and I am not happy at all with none of them. Sakura Koi I think the tip of the brush is too soft and the Royal´s are very poor quality. Anyway those ones were the first I had and tried. Next time I´ll go on Pentel´s Aquash. Thanks again for another great video! :)

have you seen the meri atelier use these brushes for her urban painting . Love your work Marty Shannon

Hi, many thanks for a great video ;-) I´d like to ask, what kind of ink you would recommend to use with the water brushes? The one, you can eventually keep in for longer without ruining the tip of the brush or clogging it? Were you able to keep the hydro martins ink inside the brushes for longer? Ever tried any other ink brands? Many thanks for the answer :-)

Hi Marty, Great review! I like the Aquash my self for use with my watercolor pencils though I also have some of the Koi/Sakura brushes as well (some have a 4 ml mini container that is half as long as their standard 9 ml, the 4 ml size is great in a little travel tin). I also have a flat brush (not sure what brand as its packed away in a travel kit (maybe Niji)). I wish Pentel also had a flat but alas. All of the brushes work great just as you demonstrated. I never tried filling them with any color though I knew they could be. I didn't want to use my regular watercolor since my paints are heavily pigmented and I figured the particles would clog them. The Hydrus worked well though from your demo. Look forward to next vid. Thanks. :-)

Thanks Marty! Excellent review, I must say I love my water brushes. I saw in your video that you had a Faber-Castell, are they piston? Do they work as nicely as the Pentel brushes? Also you had shown a Niji flat brush, I'm looking at that and was wondering how do like it?

The reason for the screw direction to be like that is so that the screw doesn't loosen up while using the brush.

Good morning and thanks so much for the great tips! I picked up some Artists loft water color pencils yesterday, for my first time as I was really eager to see how well they worked. I'm not happy with this brand, as it leaves marks. I've watched several of your videos and enjoy each one. Thanks!

hello! i just received my first waterbrush as a gift, and,i was wondering if I can put water on the paper and then drop watercolor paint onto it.

It is a good idea to not to leave water stay in your water brush because it will grow algae. Which will not be good for your painting. so if this happens just use lemon juice . Put it in and let it set for a while. or you can take the water brush apart and put the lemon juice in a small bowl and soak the brush for a while in the bowl.

I love water brushes. Have you seen the Sailor Profit waterbrush? Teoh yi Chi has a review of it on his channel. They are coming out with ones with fountain pen bodies now. It's a bit more upscale and something that I would like to use for myself if it was available in America. It seems like Asia has more selection in water brushes then we do. Thank you for your review of these BTW. I'm always looking for good inexpensive ones for my classes as I am an art teacher of at-risk kids and a lot of them are learning disabled and have difficulty handling the whole two cups of water- going to the sink and getting them and rinsing brushes in the right cup thing, and the water brush and a paper towel really simplifies the class process and cleanup and also keeps them from using too much paint and turning their entire paint set into watery sludge. :) I'm thinking of getting the Pentel ones next because the last ones I got were Royal and langnickel and although they were cheap they sucked the paint back into the brush body and dirtied the water when the students squeezed them. They are expensive so I have to get them just a few at a time for my classes!

How about using permanent marker ink in these brushes? Would it ruin them?

As of today, do you know of any waterbrush that allows you to stop the flow of water to the brush head temporarily while in use? I love using them (Pentel Aquash Medium is my go-to) but sometimes I want to be able to dry-brush or to use the paint full-strength. The continuous feed to the brush head prevents that. Your thoughts? Thanks!

what ink do you reccommend for the water brush pens?

Hi, thank you for the video. i noticed you had the faber castell one on the table. how was that one in your opinion? does it work like the carandache? because they looked somewhat similar from what i could tell. thank you.

I will be flying, to Colorado Feb 13..all of my supplies will be mailed to me, so..I don't know when, they will be mailed to me ugh. My internet service and phone will have to be changed as well. Hopefully I will be able to see you soon. I will miss watching your tutorials and reviews. Thank you Marty :)

I have the Pentel Black Pigmant Aquash Brush, and it tends to leek a little between the ink holder and pen area. Is there anything I should do to stop this? Thanks! -Zee

How do you clean an ink filled water brush?

exactly what i was searching for i was searching for a pentel alternative mine started leaking after using it a few times :-/

thanks for sharing your information, Marty I sure is helpful what to buye a head of time to save on time and money, thank my artist friend, sincerely Reynaldo Juan Martinez from rainy southern California. you have a good day! .

can i use acrylic paint on a refillable brush pen?

Nice video

Which have a firm brush tip?

KUREY-TACKY LMAO

How long will the water last? for example, the painting you did... how many pen-fulls did you use? (hope that makes sense)

Did you compare costs on these water brushes? Maybe I missed it..

could you use acrylic paint in these?

polski: czy możesz coś powiedzieć o rozmiarach waterbrushes?

Marty, have you tried to fill the water reservoir with a color (color A) and then dip the bristles into another color (color B) and then try to write and/or draw something to see how that turns out; just an ideé!. I hope that it all works out well for you and your "little friends"! ;o) God Bless!

Have you tried filling the water brushes with fountain pen ink?

I wish I would have a grandpa like you :}

apple cider vinager is good to kill all algae as well and is not expensive.

tombow in here?

Did y'all know that Marty is replying to random people?

You left the tap open! Spends a lot of water to wash 1 brush.

I wonder when you have too much art supplies

oh gosh....plz dont waste that much water 11:10 :/

Thank you for the nice demo and info! I just tried my new Pental Watercolor brush same as your favorite. I filled it with Walnut Ink which I don't think has shellac in it. I but it in full strength because it is not a dark color. It started out great and I few minutes into my landscape drawing it slowly got clogged up. Have you had any experience with using Walnut ink in refillable brushes? Thanks Pearl