The Daler-Rowney Graduate Round Hog Bristle Brush is a long-handled artist brush designed for oil and acrylic painting. Its natural hog bristles provide the firmness needed to move thicker colour across canvas while retaining enough flexibility for controlled, expressive strokes.
The tapered round head can create relatively fine lines when used on its point and broader marks when more pressure is applied. This gives the artist a useful combination of precision and paint capacity in one brush shape.
Daler-Rowney’s Graduate collection is developed for beginners, students and hobby artists. The range includes several natural, synthetic and blended hair types designed for acrylics, oils, watercolours and mixed media, with an emphasis on durability, control and accessible value.
Who it is for
This brush is suitable for art students, beginners, hobby painters and developing artists looking for a dependable round brush for thicker painting media.
Natural hog bristle is particularly useful with oil and acrylic colour because its firm structure can carry and manipulate paint with more body. Hog bristle brushes are widely selected for oil painting because they hold a useful amount of colour and release it with flexible, controlled movement.
Main features
- Natural hog bristle
- Tapered round brush head
- Long wooden handle
- Suitable for oil and acrylic paint
- Available in sizes 2, 6 and 10
- Firm bristles for thicker colour
- Part of the Daler-Rowney Graduate range
- Designed for students, beginners and hobby artists
Approximate dimensions
The size 2 brush measures approximately 27cm in total length, with a bristle length of around 2cm.
The size 6 brush measures approximately 28cm in total length, with a bristle length of around 2cm.
The size 10 brush measures approximately 28cm in total length, with a bristle length of around 3cm.
Minor variations may occur between individual brushes.
Recommended uses
The versatile round shape is suitable for:
- outlines and controlled lines
- small and medium areas of colour
- foliage, branches and organic shapes
- tonal modelling and shadows
- expressive visible brushwork
- landscape and still-life details
- painting on canvas, prepared boards and panels
The size 2 provides the greatest control for small details, narrow shapes and finer marks.
The size 6 offers a balanced combination of precision and paint capacity, making it useful for general painting and medium-sized strokes.
The size 10 carries more colour and produces fuller marks, making it suitable for larger shapes, broader passages and more expressive applications.
Product advantages
Natural hog bristle provides a firm response against the painting surface and can leave a clear, textured brush mark. This is especially valuable in acrylic and oil painting where the physical character of the brushstroke forms part of the finished image.
The long handle allows the artist to work farther away from the canvas. This supports freer arm movement and makes it easier to assess the overall composition while painting, rather than concentrating only on small local details.
A round brush is one of the most adaptable brush shapes because its pointed tip supports precision while the fuller body carries enough colour for broader marks. For this reason, it is a useful component of a basic oil or acrylic brush collection.
Clean the brush promptly after use. For acrylic paint, wash thoroughly with water and suitable brush soap before the colour dries. For oil paint, remove excess colour first, then use an appropriate solvent or brush cleaner. Gently reshape the bristles and allow the brush to dry without resting on its tip.
Included contents
The selected option contains:
- 1 Daler-Rowney Graduate Round Brush
- Size 2, 6 or 10
- Natural hog bristle
- Long wooden handle
Price applies to one brush in the selected size.
Available online with shipping across Greece and selected international destinations.
