Red sable blend designer round. Versatile natural hair brush for illustration and design.
The Rosemary & Co Series 402 is a red sable blend designer round, combining different natural sable hairs for a versatile brush suited to illustration, design, and decorative painting. The designer profile gives a stroke character different from standard rounds — more versatile mark-making with good control.
Red sable blend brushes offer a practical middle ground between premium Kolinsky and synthetic. The natural hair gives better flow and feel than synthetics while the blend keeps pricing accessible. For illustrators, sign painters, and decorative artists, Series 402 provides quality natural hair performance in a designer format at typical Rosemary & Co value.
What makes this brush special
Red sable blend for quality natural hair at accessible pricing. Designer profile for versatile mark-making. Good flow, softness, and control. Practical middle ground between Kolinsky and synthetic.
Medium compatibility
Watercolour
Smooth flow for washes, controlled lines and fine points.
Gouache
Handles opaque water-based paint when thinned to a brush-friendly consistency.
Miniature Paints
Works well with fluid hobby acrylics for detail, layering and controlled basecoating.
Great for
Illustration and design work with natural hair quality
Decorative painting, lettering, and ornamental work
Painters who want natural hair without Kolinsky pricing
Versatile mark-making in a designer profile
Technique & use
Detail Work
Glazing & Blending
General Painting
Less ideal for
Painters who specifically need Kolinsky quality
Extreme precision miniature detail
Heavy drybrushing or rough use
Painters who work exclusively with synthetics
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Size
Tuft Length
Belly Diameter
Price
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0
12.0 mm
1.2 mm
$7.48
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1
12.4 mm
1.4 mm
$8.11
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2
14.9 mm
1.6 mm
$8.76
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3
17.6 mm
2.2 mm
$9.24
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4
18.4 mm
2.8 mm
$9.87
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5
18.8 mm
3.5 mm
$11.31
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6
19.5 mm
3.6 mm
$11.63
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7
24.0 mm
4.3 mm
$13.54
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8
26.3 mm
5.0 mm
$15.29
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10
32.0 mm
6.5 mm
$20.07
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12
33.5 mm
7.7 mm
$26.94
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14
36.1 mm
8.4 mm
$34.42
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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 brushA 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
Standard natural hair care: rinse, clean with brush soap, reshape, store protected. Red sable blends benefit from gentle handling and regular conditioning to maintain their soft, flowing character.
Customers praised these synthetic blend round brushes for miniature detailing and highlighting. Shoppers noted "good flexibility but not floppy" with a fine point ideal for corners, edges, and free-hand work. The brushes maintain spring and hold paint well. Customers appreciated the value for price, though one noted quality isn't quite 5-star premium.
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Rory
I love the ability to get all of the best paint brushes for my hobby in one place. Especially when all of the brushes I like are produced over overseas. I’ve had nothing but good interactions with Hobby Heaven!
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Jeremy
Perfectly adequate for my needs. Would definitely purchase again.
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Alex
Long and thin. Good flexibility but not floppy, and maintains a good point. Good for corners, edges, free handing writing or decals. It is quite delicate, purpose built for miniature detailing I feel. Not 5 star quality but price for product is faultless
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Allan Stocks
Really solid brush for highlighting
I got the size 2, it comes to a decent point and holds a fair bit of paint, I wouldn't base coat a large area with it but for highlighting it’s a great brush.
It’s quite long so it makes it a lot harder to fill the brush too much and risk ruining it with dried paint.
Never used a sable mix before but it has a nice spring which so far has been nicer than the much softer pure sable brushes I’ve used previously.
