Ultra liners

Ultra Liner Brushes Online in India

An ultra liner is not just a small round. The belly is cut away so the hair runs long and thin from the ferrule, and that length is what holds enough colour to pull an unbroken line across a sheet — a short brush of the same point runs dry in an inch. The trade-off is control: a long liner wobbles unless you move from the shoulder rather than the fingers, and load it thinner than you would a round.

Choosing one

For miniature and detail work, sizes 10/0 to 2 in a synthetic that springs back sharply. For rigging, ship's lines, branches, whiskers and long grasses, take the longest hair you can steer. Thin the paint until it flows off the tip — a liner clogged with heavy-body colour will not draw a line at all.

See rounds and liners, petal and calligraphy brushes, our handmade Kolkata brushes, and the brush buying guide for what each shape actually does.

Stationerie has sold artists' materials in Kolkata for 25 years and ships across India.