Arora Flat Brush, No-8 #AFB8

Lay down smooth, even strokes with the Arora Flat Brush No-8 #AFB8, a taklon-hair flat brush built for artists who want clean edges and reliable control.

• No-8 flat head gives a wider, squared stroke suited to blocking in colour, filling large areas, and creating crisp edges
• Soft synthetic taklon bristles hold their shape well and release paint evenly across the stroke
• Works across acrylics, watercolours, and other water-based mediums on paper or canvas
• Taklon hair is easy to clean and holds up to repeated use without fraying quickly
• Suited to both beginner painters practicing flat washes and working artists needing a dependable size-8 flat

Flat brushes like this one are a staple in most painting kits because the squared tip does double duty: use the full width for broad washes and blocking in background colour, or turn it on its edge for straighter lines and cleaner edges around shapes. The taklon hair keeps its spring stroke after stroke, so you get consistent coverage instead of splayed, uneven bristles, and it's less prone to matting than cheaper synthetic fibres.

Arora's brushes are a familiar pick among Indian art students and hobby painters for exactly this reason: dependable, affordable synthetic brushes that don't demand the upkeep natural hair brushes need. Rinse it out after each session and it will hold its flat, squared shape for a long stretch of regular use. Add the No-8 flat to your kit alongside a round or liner brush for a well-rounded starter set that handles both broad coverage and finer detail work.