Rosemary & Co Series 32 Tree & Texture Brush
Short Handle Size 1/4"
$16.89
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Série 32
Rosemary & Co Series 32 Tree & Texture Brush
- Material
- Badger Hair (Natural)
- Shape
- Specialty
- Handle
- Short
- Best for
- Watercolour, Oil, Acrylic
$16.89
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$16.89
Regular price
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Tuft Length
11.5 mm
bristle length
Belly Diameter
6.05 mm
widest bristle point
Total Length
tip to handle end
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Natural badger-hair stippler for instant trees, foliage and texture in watercolour, oils and acrylics.
Trees and foliage are the classic stumbling block in landscape painting — it's easy to end up with flat, shapeless green. The Series 32 is Rosemary & Co's answer: a natural badger-hair brush cut and set so the tips break into irregular clumps, exactly the shape you need to suggest masses of leaves without painting them one by one.
Badger is the traditional hair for the job — coarse enough to hold its splay and push texture around, but soft enough to lay it down cleanly. Load it, tap or pounce it onto the surface, and you get instant broken foliage. Like everything Rosemary & Co make, it's handmade in Cowling, Yorkshire, by a family firm that's been at it since 1983.
The technique is straightforward: stipple rather than drag, and build in layers. A drier load gives crisp, broken texture; a wetter one gives softer, fuller masses. Leave gaps as you go — those sky holes between the clumps are what stop a canopy reading as a solid shape. It works across watercolour, oils and acrylics, and comes on a short handle for close, controlled work at the easel or table.
What makes this brush special
The head is cut and set to splay into irregular clumps when loaded, so a single tap lays down a broken, dappled cluster of leaves rather than a solid blob. Badger hair is why it works: coarse enough to hold that splay and push texture around, springy enough to keep its shape, yet soft enough to set the marks down cleanly. Keep the load drier for crisp, broken texture; wetter for softer, fuller masses.
Medium compatibility
Watercolour
Smooth flow for washes, controlled lines and fine points.
Oil
Acrylic
Best with properly thinned acrylics, especially for detail and glazing.
Great for
- Trees, canopies and foliage — instant broken leaf clusters from a single dab
- Shrubbery, hedges, distant treelines and rough ground texture
- Landscape work in watercolour, oils and acrylics
- Beginners who struggle with flat green foliage — genuinely quick to pick up
Technique & use
- Drybrushing
Less ideal for
- Line work or holding a point — it's a stippler, not a liner or round
- Flat, even washes and solid coverage
- Anyone needing a vegan brush — this is natural badger hair, so Rosemary's synthetic stipplers are the alternative
- General-purpose painting; it does one family of jobs
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Units
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| Size | Tuft Length | Belly Diameter | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4" | 11.5 mm | 6.05 mm | $16.89 | In Stock |
| 3/8" | 15.8 mm | 9.8 mm | $19.97 | In Stock |
| 1/2" | 17.8 mm | 12.55 mm | $22.58 | In Stock |
Brush sizes are not standardised across brands — a Size 1 from one maker may differ from another. These brushes are handcrafted, so individual dimensions may vary by 1–2 mm.
How we measure a brush
A visual guide to the measurements shown in the size chart above.
These are the same measurements shown in the size chart above. Brush sizes are not standardised across brands, so use these dimensions when comparing brushes within a series or between manufacturers.
- Tuft Length
- The visible length of the brush hairs, measured from the ferrule to the tip.
- Belly Diameter
- The widest point of the brush head. On round brushes, this is the widest part of the belly.
- Total Length
- The full measurement from the tip of the brush to the end of the handle.
How to care for your brush
Natural badger hair needs a little care. Rinse under running water, work a gentle bar soap through with your palm, rinse clean, then reshape and dry. With acrylics, clean it between sessions — dried acrylic is hard to remove and stiffens the hair. Store dry, and condition from time to time.
