"I have used this assortment for three years teaching art camps for kids. They are good quality and have held up expremely well with some pretty punishing treatment! The plump handles are easy to hold.Brushes on the right with tan bristles have a square lip that enables the user to prop the loaded brush up, keeping the bristles off the table. However, on some brushes the lip was a little sharp.( I was able to buff down the edge with an emory board)."