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

This is so convenient that I didnt have to buy another brush just to use this product. I recommend to all the beginners if you wanted to test out the watercolor drawing.

Great product

Great colors and convenience

Overall great colors but, the brush pen set comes with a black, a white and a grey .. Which is kind of useless. You generally dont use those colors, at least not the black and white. This is why I recommend the sketchers pocket set which comes ommits some of those colors and comes with a cadmium red. The brush pen set doesnt have a warm red, it only has a Alizarin crimson which limits you. If you get the sketchers pocket set instead, you will be fine. The colors themselves are great. The half pans are perfect for beginners and I would even recommend them to proffessionals.

Ive purchased several pallets. This one has the lovliest, most vibrant, color.

I love the fluidity of the paints, the transparency. Vivid colors. After using this smaller set, I wish I had purchased the winsor &newton cotman watercolors with more half pans of colors...like a 48 color palette.

As a beginner, its a struggle to find the balance between good quality watercolors and good value. And advice comes at you from every side. Buy pigments! No, get student grade! No, this brand is better! No, that brand is better! So I did my own comparison. I went to the local discount store and picked up a Phoenix pigment-based watercolor set. Then I ordered this Cotman travel-friendly, student-grade watercolor set. Im learning color matching with charts, so it was a perfect opportunity to test these materials side by side. You can see the results in the attached photos. Cotman student grade vs. Phoenix pigments. Both charts were laid down on Strathmore watercolor paper. I used the included water pen for the Cotman colors. As you can see, there is a bit of a learning curve with a water pen as the brush picks up quite a bit of color and lays it down wet -- I had to avoid the edges of the chart because the water was pulling the ink lines into the color area. For the Phoenix, I used a generic hobby brush. The pigments are drier, even fresh out of the tube, and I had to work them a little bit to get them onto the paper. As you can see, the chart colors are blotchier and less even. In subsequent color charts, I was able to smooth out the color by switching to a better brush and getting a better feel for the pigment, but Im guessing that pigment-based colors just behave a little differently. This isnt a knock on Phoenix pigments; I think theyre an affordable starting point for pigment-based watercolors. But they behave differently and look duller than the Cotman hues. If thats a look youre going for, theyre fine. The Cotman watercolor set is perfect for my learning level. Instead of struggling with the color, I can focus on painting technique. Im confident that the colors are going to pop, even when Im mixing them into a new hue. The paints are easy to lay down on the paper -- whether Im using watercolor, mixed media or even thin sketch paper. And the pans hold enough color to last quite a while. All in all, Im very happy with the Cotman set.

I loved this set. It’s not too many vibrant colors but the basic colors choice are there. Pigments are great and rich, the mini brush provided is of great quality.

I love these student grade paints. One small issue: The description of this set says it contains Alizarin Crimson, but the picture shows Permanent Rose instead. The set I received has Rose, but no Crimson. If you want a set that allows you to mix the colors you need in the field, you need to buy an additional half pan of Crimson. (Some of the reviews say they received Crimson, but no Rose. Im not sure what is going on with this particular product.)

It’s perfect! If you need a “lil” watercolor in your life this ones a winner. It’s too cute. I placed the worlds tiniest magic 8 ball and my airpod pros on top of my ipad pro for size reference.