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

A really good purchase.

Ive had one other travel kit of watercolors which I lost and which was better designed than this one (made by Koi). I decided to try the W&N. The lid of the W&N touches the top of the color blocks and if you close it while the blocks are wet, which one might do while traveling, the blocks stick to the inside of the lid and have to be peeled off. Im a beginner watercolorist so I cant comment on the color selection or quality yet. They seem decent enough, and had they raised the lid a millimeter or so, I would be perfectly happy with the box.

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!

I wish the red in this set was a little darker, but these colors are good for the primaries and for mixing a wide variety of colors to make up for the size. Its good for if you want to get better at mixing your own, something I needed to work on. The container isnt anything too crazy, 6 mixing wells in the lid, white with rounded corners. The trays have a tendency to fall out when its new and it doesnt have dried paint sticking it in place. I dropped it and these little trays of color flew everywhere along with the paint that separated from it, it was a mess. So in that regard I still prefer how the koi travel set has a detachable pallete tray, sponges, and the colts are already dried and stuck to the pans. But this set has the upside of being fully customizable. You can arrange the colors anyway you like or change it out for others. If you want to use your favorite tube paint just squeeze into the pan and let dry.

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.

The colors are beautiful, very pigmented considering the price, the color palette could be improved a little bit.

Nice colors

Nice, compact, quality, pigmented watercolors!

Winsor Newton Cotman colors are actually very lovely and an excellent value. The hues are beautiful, mix well, and perform infinitely better than similarly priced student grade paints. I absolutely would recommend Winsor Newton brand watercolors for beginners or for anyone who isnt looking to spend too much on watercolor paint. HOWEVER-- I, like a few others here, received an incomplete set of paints. The colors were not the same as indicated on the packaging. At first I did not mind, but when working with such a small and limited palette, its essential to have certain colors, and those colors were not all there. The same was true for my Winsor Newton 45 set. I returned/am returning both and replacing them with another (more expensive) brand. Winsor Newton Cotmans are excellent paints, but I would not recommend at all purchasing them from Amazon until this issue is resolved.

El producto me llego muy rápido y en excelente estado. Los colores son hermosos, tal y como aparece en la descripción. El tamaño es de bolsillo, perfecto para pintar en el exterior. ADORO el pincel de agua, es súper cómodo y rápidamente se convirtió en mi favorito (aunque toma un poco de tiempo y practica aprender a controlar el agua, pero vale la pena). El único pero que tengo es que habría preferido que en lugar de rosa o violeta trajera una pastilla de color rojo, ya que para mi es mas complicado de lograr obtener el tono correcto por medio de mezclas, pero ese es mi caso particular. Creo que esta acuarela es de muy buena calidad y la recomiendo totalmente, especialmente si eres principiante. La volvería a comprar sin pensarlo dos veces.