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

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.

After using my friends Winsor and Newton watercolours, I immediantly set off to by my own. Overall, I was quite pleased with the product as I found the colours were mixable and pigmented. The size of the box is really nice for travelling as well. The brush was as I expected it to be - okay. It doesnt work as well as my pentel aquash but still applies paint to paper, which is what it was made to do. I personally enjoyed the colour selection (sorry for my bad swatches) but I do wish that they swapped out alizarin crimson hue for a brighter red shade. The worst thing about the product is just that about half the paints came out of their pans so better glue would be better. However, I am still pleased with the product!

The colors, though student grade, are very nice. I really like the container a lot. It has a water brush included that I may not use since I also purchased a travel brush that may fit in there instead. Once the paint is used it will be easy to rinse out the little containers and refill them.....the container closes very well, so I feel confident it wont fly open if jostled in my tote bag.

I love the box that comes with this set. The paints themselves are decent, some colors take a little work to get the pigment out of the pans. I swatched the colors on canson xl watercolor paper (as seen in pictures). I have some issues with the colors. As you can see with the mixing chart I made (photo included), you are able to mix a wide variety of greens with the colors in this set. You can also get a decent variety of purples and violets. However this set is quite lacking in the types of oranges you can mix. The reason for this is because, while there are two blues (one warm and one cool), this set only includes one yellow and one red. Though color temperature is relative, both of those included appear cool to my eye, which mix out to slightly dull and muted oranges. Despite this palettes potential for mixing a variety of greens, it also includes two convenience greens (viridian hue and sap green), both of which I like but are not necessary since you can mix both colors with the yellow and blues provided in the set. The set also contains both paynes gray and black, which are redundant in my opinion. Since they serve a similar purpose it seems a waste to include them both in a 12 color palette. As for the Chinese white, it is a controversial color among watercolor artists, but serves a function if you like pastel colors and dont mind adding opacity to your color mixes. If I were to choose these colors I would remove either one or both of the greens, as well as the black, and replace them with a warm red and a warm yellow, which this selection could benefit from. The water brush isnt my favorite that Ive tried, its very small and when you squeeze the barrel a lot of water comes out so its a little hard to control. If you prefer a traditional paint brush as opposed to a water brush you can fit other types of travel brushes in the brush compartment (as pictured). You could also omit the brush altogether and fit more a few more half pans where the brush is meant to go. I was able to fit 6 meeden-brand half pans in that space, although you would have to find a way to get them to stay in the pan, perhaps with glue or double sided tape. Overall Im happy with this purchase. Because of the price I wont be afraid to use up these paints for sketches and practice pieces, and when theyre used up Ill likely fill them up with tube paints. If youre looking for a starter set of watercolors I WOULD NOT recommend this set. The colors included are not optimal for mixing, so I would look for a split primary set (a warm and cool version of each primary) if youre just starting out. However if youre looking for a good sturdy box to travel around with that has plenty of mixing space, this set is definitely worth it even if you toss out the paints to refill them with your own preferred brand.

I love it.but I ‘ m going to buy a new more professional one.because It was just bit of unclear.

the quality of the colours is good , but the pans keep coming out and sticking to the case lid xD

One word: GORGEOUS! Okay, this is definitely worth the price. I’m a begginner at this and this was a fantastic choice. The colors are vibrant, they’re easy to mix and they’re not dusty when they dry. However, the pan is pretty annoying to clean so i just use a separate $1 palette to mix colors in. If you’re looking for something small, portable and very convenient, I definitely suggest you give this a try.

Im just starting to experiment with different mediums, so this is by no means an expert opinion. I just wanted something affordable and portable I could play with and so far this is perfect for my needs.

Me encanta esta paleta. Busque mucho cuál comprar y cuál sería la mejor inversión, realmente creo que va a durar mucho tiempo. Me encantan los colores que vienen y como quedan en papel.

as described, my daughter loves it, good starter set, may re-purchase...