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

Im keeping these bc I like the travel box, but the paints themselves are disappointing. They are waxy and sit on top of paper Ive come to trust. They dont respond like any professional watercolor Ive ever used. So disappointed.

Great little package. First time using the water/pen/brush but it is pretty intuitive. Very vibrant colors

Just started painting and this was my first purchase of watercolors. Love it!!!

perfect

The paints themselves arent the best, thus four stars, but they are good enough for student range watercolors. However, I love the pallette! The waterbrush was difficult to manage the water flow at first, but you learn how to work with it fairly quick. Honestly I only bought it for the pallette (on which the watercolors do not bead at all) and the waterbrush (which is pretty enjoyable to work with once I had used it a few times).

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.

very nice .....love the waterpen too....will recommend to anyone

Cool watercolors clear and shine easy to use Price agree with quality

Easy to blend. Compact enough to travel with. My only complaint is there is no brown paint.

These are awesome paints. I have always liked Winsor & Newton paints, both student and professional grade, and used them for years, so I felt confident purchasing the Winsor & Newton 0390658 Cotman Water Colour Paint Water Pen Set, Set of 12, Half Pans. I purposely decided to buy the this set because I wanted a self contained set that included a water brush inside the palette. I thought this would be a great idea for sketching on the go, that is, until I used the water brush. The water brush leaks water droplets all over the place from around the brush tip, messing up my work. Plus paint pigment gets wicked up from the brush tip inside of the water reservoir. This contaminates the clear water in the reservoir so that subsequent pigments get contaminated. This makes it completely useless. Ive used several water brushes from inexpensive to expensive, a variety of brands, and have never had one perform this poorly to where Im wondering if maybe I have a dud(??) Another thing, the palette area of the box sits up higher and at an angle to the lid mixing area. Not sure what the purpose of this is. Its a bit awkward to work with. If theres a reason for this unusual design Id like to know. Im feeling a bit disappointed with this set right now, mostly because of the water brush that doesnt work.