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

Good little set with reliable W&N colors. I mostly bought this for the bijoux to put some pans of a different brand in. Nothing wrong with the included paint though. The only thing I really dont like (and I admit, I may be the only one who would be bothered by this) is that the bottom isnt a smooth box shape, its just the underside of the pans... It just seems unpleasantly unfinished.

I can always rely on this brand of watercolor pigment.

I am a beginner and I’ve used cheap paints and I can tell the difference. These paint set doesn’t dry fast in the pan which means you don’t need to wet it over and over to get some paints out of the pan. When I received it I was shocked because the photo on Amazon is big but the paint box is too small for what I was expecting. It’s a little over 3 x 5 inches. And half pans are small. As a beginner I didn’t know this. I thought oh good I won’t get stuck with old paints in case I don’t like it. But no. I started painting and I was digging my brush in the pan lol because I was used to doing that with my cheap paints. With this WN cotman paint you need to gently dab your brush to the paint pan because the paints are soft and creamy. You will get a lot of paints with just a touch of the brush. I was using the #000 brush from WN and it’s a small brush but I get a lot of paint that I could mix with a lot of water. What that means is I would be stuck to this paint for a long time because you don’t need a lot of it. It’s thick and really good paint. I would buy this again. I actually choose this set because I don’t need a lot of colors that looks like duplicates.

very handy and very small to take it everywhere.

Watercolors are the best to start with, but the water brush is no good. I would have preferred to buy the normal box that does not come with black watercolor that the truth is not very useful and comes with a better brush.

these are little gems !

I fit these into a little carrier that I already had. They fit perfect and theyre good paint. Im grateful.

I wanted to try Winsor and Newton Cotman for a good while before I found this pallet. Im sure it is worth 5 stars but it is lacking something for me. Unfortunately, I have not figured out what yet! I find that I am gravitating back to other brands that I have had for awhile. It may just be that I am familiar with them and thus more comfortable. Maybe it is the color selection. The jury is out. The value is outstanding so dont let my lack of that 5th star stop you from trying this set. It is perfect for a travel pallet.

Llegó en una semana a chile, es fantástica Buena transparencia y es fácil de usar

I love the sturdy case, the paint quality is excellent, and the lid works well for mixing. I wanted to address the reviews that claim the water brush is poorly designed/leaky, etc. They are doing it wrong! The water brush has a cap which you KEEP so you can fill the brush and pack it into the palette. It doesn’t leak. You don’t have to bring water and fill it later. Fill it. Put the little black cap on. Pack it. To use it; remove the cap and attach the brush. No problems!