I gave my 8-year old granddaughter a zip up case with paintbrushes for Christmas. Actually I took half out as being unsuitable for child-art (filibert, angled and fan brushes) and replaced them with a variety of rounds. W&N and Daler Rowney supply sets of brushes at real knock-down price but you never need them all. Last year I set a precedent by giving them little books to go with their presents and it seemed a good idea to make these brushes more special, so I wrote a little 8-page … [Read more...]