DANIEL SMITH 285610005 Extra Fine Essentials Introductory Watercolor, 6 Tubes, 5ml, Blue/Transparent/Yellow

Wow, these are really fun paints, they are a little unusual in that they dont mix the same as regular Daniel Smith watercolours; thats not to say you can not mix them. The amethyst is super sparkly and the Jadeite is just beautiful. I would recommend these as a great intro to the Primatek line.

These are artists grade paints…so beautiful. An addition to any set of artist grade watercolors.

I love these watercolors! Mine arrived promptly and were all present as advertised. I got exactly what I paid for. I love Daniel Smith watercolors they preform beautifully.

These are hands down the best watercolors Ive ever used. Ive dried them on a palette and used them straight from the tube, and theyre absolutely gorgeous both ways. Theyre gorgeously saturated, vibrant, and transparent. Not to mention how amazing this color selection is, and at an amazing price for Daniel Smith. You can whip up any color you can dream of with these six tubes. The only problem? Im totally addicted to Daniel Smith now.

I love this set!

I do hope that I noticed that these are a superior type of paint because the price is high!

I don’t understand the hype and price point.

A split palette consists of primary colors: red yellow and blue, but split between warm and cool versions. This palette has five ml tubes (small but good for trying out) and the colors are Pyrrol Scarlet (warm red, replaces Cadmium Red.) Quinacridone Rose (cool red, replaces Alizarin Crimson) Hansa Yellow Light (cool greenish yellow, replaces Cadmium Lemon) New Gamboge (warm yelllow, replaces Gamboge no longer made) French Ultramarine (warm blue, reddish) Phthalo Blue Green Shade (GS cool, greenish Replaces the less stable Prussian Blue) Some notes: The New Gamboge oozed out of the tube, this is due to chemical properties of the pigments and binders. The other colors did not ooze out. The Phthalo blue is a beautiful almost turquoise blue and its VERY strong. Its pretty close to primary cyan. It will stain. It wont lift (come off paper with water in the brush) very easily. But its a gorgeous color. French Ultramarine is the only color that is one of the oldest originals in palettes and it granulates a bit. You can get any color mixing these six; youd only possibly add two more: Burnt Sienna (or Quinacridone Sienna) and either Yellow Ochre or Quinacridone Gold (warm, earthy gold.) or raw sienna, a more transparent version of yellow ochre. Of the choices, I prefer the quinacridones and raw sienna but its your choice. These eight make a perfect landscape palette. The Pyrrol Red replaces Cadmium Red and is less opaque. I prefer it over the old Cadmium Red likewise prefer Hansa Yellow to Cadmium Yellow Lemon or any of the cadmium pigments. Not sorry to see them go.

Brilliant colors!

The colors are interesting. They granulate instantly. The negative I have with this set is that there should have been a red, blue and yellow. There is no yellow.