Series 35 has an extra long taper at the tip that is great for fast, loose watercolor painting and is a favorite amongst illustrators, cartoonists and animators * The maestro designation denotes the highest quality winter male kolinsky red sable hair from the tobol river region in eastern siberia * Excellent for watercolors, gouache, illustration, animation and rendering * Brushes are handmade from raw material to finished brush by skilled artisans at the da Vinci factory * Certified green manufacturing at the da vinci factory in germany