Many of us have commented on Louise Naimian's latest, accomplished with the Hake brush and watercolour. I've read so many comments about Hakes - how difficult they are, how hard to use. In fact, so long as you use them as they were intended to be used, they are fantastic tools. Don't use the Hake saturated with water: dip it in, and squeeze the excess water out. Remember it's a very soft brush - it will form a beautifully sharp chisel edge, but if you push at it, you'll lose it. It's made of goat hair - which means it's extremely soft - don't use it to scrub away at paint. It has a long handle - use it; hold it at the tip; apply the gentlest, softest strokes with it; sweep with it; add your gentlest touches to wet paint = flood the paper with your Hake, watch it and be prepared to dry it out with kitchen roll. The Hake is one of the most perfect tools ever devised for watercolour. It is significantly less effective in acrylic; and just about useless in oil - and you shouldn't want to pollute the brush anyway. Keep a selection, from 1 inch to 3 inches, for your watercolours. Practise and learn how to use these brushes - not only are they amazingly inexpensive compared to your best sables, in many instances they'll do a better job than sable ever could. Have a play with them. You can get a good set for around £5 to £7 = got to be worth a try.