da Vinci Varnish & Priming Series 96 Softener Brush, 5-Row Thickness Pure Badger Hair with Wood Handle and Plastic Fastening, Size 40 Highest quality silver tipped "pure" badger hair is perfect for blending and softening oil paint on the canvas. Badger hair is thickest at the tips unlike other oil brushes, giving it a "bushy" appearance Excellent for glazing techniques. Popular with oil, faux and decorative painters for their blending ability. Certified green manufacturing at the da vinci factory in germany.