Games Workshop Citadel - Pot à Eau

This water pot is designed for the artist in mind. Sure, you can use a plastic cup, but this pot is designed well. Notches around the rim prevent my brush from moving around needlessly. The broad bottom tapered to a narrower top prevents it from being tipped over. Ridges on the bottom of the pot help to agitate the brush to wash away paint easier. Its a simple design, and Citadel has perfected it in my opinion.

The shape and depth of the cup are well designed, though I dont find the grooves on the inside of the cup very useful for shaping the brush. Maybe with more practice it would be easier, but I dont think its personally worth it. My biggest gripe with it is that the volume of water is too small, and so the liquid soils too fast and must be emptied too often.

Its easy to say well I can just use a cup/mug/jar for this for free, and thats true, but the small conveniences of the brush rest, the ridges along the bottom and up the sides for brush cleaning, and the shaper channels along the side really make the whole painting process easier. It saves time by helping you get a better clean, a reliable place to set a brush, and a quick shape to small brushes. If you want a dedicated water cup for painting, this is a great way to go.

Got it for my boyfriend and he loves it!!

This works great for getting the paint off the brush and keeping the tips pointed for a longer time.

I didnt think this would make a big difference but decided to try it. The ridges on the bottom make it easier to get the black and red paint off my brushes. I had to wash my brushes multiple times before they would start to look clean but now its a single or double wash and dry and they look like new (minus the paint on the handle).

Seems silly… I’ve painted for a while using a throw away plastic cup I got from my local gym which I thought worked ok. Impulse bought this water pot and I’m blown away. Wide base is very hard to knock over, ridges on the bottom help get paint out of the brush so you don’t have to smash the tip into the bottom or sides of the cup and the indentations on the side reshape your brush when it’s clean. Do you need it? No. Is it a huge quality of life improvement over a regular throw away paint cup? Absolutely.

but love the ribbed sides for cleaning the brush (and the slits to put a point on the brush are a nice addition). Ended up getting a second (one for regular paints, one for metallics).

I thought it was ridiculous to spend on a water pot but this thing is great. Lots of little grooves and bumps to clean your brushes on.

I bought this from Games Workshop directly so it is not shown on here. I love this pot. I paint daily as part of a side job and hobby, and this has been serving me amazingly. I will point out the slits on the side make it so much easier to get your brush clean and to a point. Plus the shape keeps it from being tipped over and ruining your keyboard like i did prior to getting this.