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

I really love Windsor and Newton. I have this set, another one with different colors and the tubes.... i try other things, but, keep going back to them.

This is a great little pallette without being too tiny. The pans are removable and refillable and theres plenty of room to mix colors.

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

the box is really portable. the pigments seem a little light and it takes a lot of layers / very little water to get dark colors for some of them. the pans of color themselves vary in size and have a habit of falling out when the box gets turned around until you use it for a little bit. all of these issues are whatever for me personally because im just playing around and its an affordable set for that ($15). however, my big issue is with the brush pen. the pen dispenses a lot of water and it makes it hard to work with as it makes your paper very, very wet unless you dab a lot / use another brush. also, my brush pen has its bristles retract into the brush. theres a little plastic bit that i imagine is supposed to keep the bristles in place, but its loose and flopping around inside the tip and as far as i know theres no way for me to fix it.

good for aquarella and charcoal

When I first received my Cotman set there were two of Sap Greens and it was missing the darker green color pan. Amazon sent me a replacement a week later and I have loved this set. Other reviewers have also mentioned the size of the palette but I just had no idea how tiny it was. It’s actually pretty cute and fits in the palm of my hand. I posted a photo of it next to a standard stapler and a quarter for comparison. I primarily use it for cardmaking and find the colors very easy to blend when making backgrounds. The colors mix very well together also. The one thing I did not care for was the brush pen. The flow of water is too heavy even when I don’t squeeze the pen at all. It’s too hard to control and impossible to use for small detailed areas.

Love this little kit. Its super portable and has a good range of basic colors. Great for painting outdoors. The brushpen it comes with lets a little too much water thru for my liking but I take the brush part off and use it like a regular paintbrush and it works very nicely. This kit probably wouldnt be the best for making finished watercolor pieces but is perfect for watercolor sketches or small subject studies.

Is an awesome product for urban sketching, despite the quality of the brush pen isnt the best but it still professional looking, minimalist and very portable.

At first I thought the pen brush was incomplete until I looked closer and noticed the tip was inside the water reservoir. Cool way to protect the tip. I’m very happy with the ease and simplicity of this product

The colors are beautiful, but the paint is very grainy- so that was a deal breaker. The package itself is very poorly designed. The lid never seems secure, the paint falls out with any movement, so I am not sure it is convenient for traveling.