Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint Set, 12 Half Pans w/ Water Brush Pen and Mixing Palette

I love this set so much, the colors are so pigmented and smooth. They are also very blendable. I have included an image of the swatches both dark and light.

Love these watercolors!

I love this little palette. I have not used the paint that came with it but my half pans I have filled with professional artist quality paints are easily inserted in the spaces in the palette. I can pop them in and out when I want to change up my color palette. I prefer this plastic palette to the metal ones because not only is it lighter, but the paint seems to mix better in the mixing wells. I dont use a water brush very often so I used the space for the waterbrush to add additional half pans. The waterbrush that comes with this is nice and tiny to keep in your purse or mini sketch kit, however it has no lid to cover the bristles which is an issue since not only can the bristles become damaged but the water could potentially leak out thru the bristles and into the sketch bag/kit. Because there is no lid you also cant pre-fill the brush. The bristle head comes off and you invert it into the body to close it so you cant just prefill and pop in your bag for use in a hurry. I find this terribly inconvenient if you dont have water with you, but I think the reason they designed it this way was so it would fit in the palette. I prefer the space for the brush for a few additional paints however anyways.

The paints are amazing but the water brush was horrible it leaked all over my paintings I would definitely recommend the Pentel water brush to use with these

The paynes grey is amazing. Ill get a brighter red in the future since alizarin red is a bit dull. I stop using the turquoise!

Pros: 1. Great quality and vibrancy if paints 2. Great mixing space, splitting the lid was a great design choice 3. Optimum use of space: was able to do a 4x6 watercolor during an international flight on the tiny tray table 4. Highly recommend this set for beginners. Good color choices for mixing and using as is. Cons: 1. I 1Water brush has too much water output and cant do fine lines well. But!!! The brush slot is perfect for adding more pans. Or a sponge/cloth for drying your brush. I guess this is a hidden pro. Tips: 1. For maximum vibrancy, spray your dry pans with a spray bottle. Sit for 5 minutes. Big difference between using dry and using the spray method. Even with the cons, this is a great travel box and colors are great! When I ran out of paints, I bought the Daniel Smith ultimate mixing set. Which has an unusable box and mixing tray. No problem! I popped the DS pans into here and they fit well. Love my box!

these are little gems !

I have been very pleased with this little brush pen set. Even though it is student grade and not professional paint, it still has beautiful, vibrant colors. I love to paint while sitting on my back porch and it is so easy to grab and go. I am running out of a few of the colors and will be ordering another set soon. I didnt really like the brush pen, but already have several sets of my favorites so this isnt a big deal to me. The paint alone is well worth the price. I would highly recommend this product.

The paints are ok. When the lid is opened all the way it doesnt lay flat. Very frustrating to use. When you press on the main part the base pushes down causing the lid to flip up. The lid doesnt latch or close tightly so if it gets bumped or tips, some of the paint blocks & the pans themselves, fall out. They arent secure at all. I have to keep a rubber band around it. I dont even use them & bought something better made.

Paintings are my attempt at Terry Harrison lakeside flowers from the watercolor landscapes book. I did not have all the pigments the book suggested. Used cotman brush pen set paints & canson watercolor paper. Love the paint and the brush too. Came back to buy the 24 pan set today. I want more of the primary pigments as the brush set only includes one red one yellow and one blue. The yellow in the brush set is so soft its nearly pastel. 24 colors is more than I want but some of them look so fun & I can mix and match in this brush set for a travel set of my own choosing. The box is GREAT. Cotman are very lightfast and fun to use... no regrets. 24 pan set came in. Painted the flowers from strathmore learn to paint watercolor flowers featuring artist Kelly eddington. :) Uploaded a pic of the 40 color chart with the ones in the 24half pan set checked off to show what you get vs what you dont get if you buy the mid sized set. Happy happy.