![]() ![]() Brown (Kazan) Squirrel Brown (Kazan) squirrel is named for its home province in Russia. Gray squirrel is thicker and stronger than other squirrel hairs, but is also coarser. Gray (Talahutky) Squirrel Gray (Talahutky) squirrel, most highly in demand for lettering brushes and quills, is native to Russia, is nearly always in short supply and for this reason is the most expensive hair. Like the Kolinsky, the best varieties of squirrel hair are from the coldest climes. The Golden or Canadian squirrel is the only squirrel hair that forms a belly in a brush. Gray (Talahutky) squirrel is primarily used for lettering quill brushes because of its fine tip. Blue (Sacamena) squirrel is a longer hair, good for larger size brushes, but inferior to the Kazan. The very best squirrel hair is brown (Kazan) squirrel, which is used for the finest brushes. There are three main types of Russian Squirrel hair: Talahutky is gray-black in color and used mainly for sign brushes Kazan is brown-black and mainly used in brushes for watercolor, wash brushes, and watercolor mops Sacamena is blue-black, the softest of all the Russian squirrel hair, and is used for making watercolor brushes. Types and Qualities of Squirrel Hair Most squirrel hair for brushes come from Canada and Russia. Good quality squirrel brushes are useful for many different art and crafts techniques. Squirrel mops typically use squirrel hair mixed with a small percentage of other hairs to achieve the desired "mop" performance. ![]() Often squirrel hair is used in the production of so-called camel hair brushes and many other brushes made from mixtures of hair. However, they are ideally suited for ink, watercolor paint as well as thinned acrylic, casein, distemper, tempera and other water-based paint. ![]() This lack of "snap" makes them less than ideal when painting with thick-bodied paints. Squirrel hair brushes are very similar to Kolinsky brushes they point very well and have thick bodies that large amounts of paint, but they resilient, therefore lacking the "snap" (also called "memory") or springiness of brushes made with Kolinsky hair. In fact, the holding capacity of squirrel hair brushes, especially for water-based paints, is unsurpassed, and the hair is so fine that a brushstroke will not leave voids or hair tracks. They make brushes that are very absorbent and hold large amounts of paint even without a belly. About Squirrel Hair Brushes Squirrel hair is extremely soft and more delicate than other hairs. The hardwood handles are lacquer finished for long life. The hair is exceptionally soft and absorbent, so that the brush tip holds paint exceptionally well, forms an excellent point and doesn't leave hair tracks while brushing. Kolibri uses the finest hair from the tail of the brown squirrel found throughout the cold climes of Siberia. Kolibri Squirrel Rounds have long hair length out, which is ideally suited for painting "long" oil colors and the sharpest details with fluid paint. Kolibri brushes are made using the finest Russian Kazan squirrel hair to produce a brush that holds paint exceptionally well and comes to an excellent point. Kolibri Squirrel Brush (Size 2/0) Kolibri Squirrel brushes are handmade in Germany by Feurer & Sohn - one of the oldest brush manufacturers in Germany (established 1898). ![]()
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