Well was advised by several folks after the last post to give Rosemary & Co a go. I'd kind of always assumed that these folks would be both expensive and water colour focused... but after getting hold of their catalogue I took the plunge and bought four brushes from their Ivory range. Hell. They're damn good and very reasonably priced for the quality. I got a 12 flat & filbert and a 5 flat and filbert. Good spring, hold the shape well and they wash out absolutely brilliantly... in fact I'd say these are the easiest brushes to wash I have. Used to paint the picture above and thouroghly recommended. Cheers, Ade