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

Great product

I can always rely on this brand of watercolor pigment.

Really like this little set! I recently bought this other set https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Cotman-Colour-Compact/dp/B00004THXH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472576228&sr=8-1&keywords=cotman+compact+watercolor+set to try out watercolor painting and I really like it but it was still a little larger than I wanted for taking with me. The other pocket set https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Cotman-Colour-Compact/dp/B00004THXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472576228&sr=8-1&keywords=cotman%2Bcompact%2Bwatercolor%2Bset is a bit cheaper which is great but the brush is TINY. Nothing but detail work is possible. The best thing about these sets is that the pans are all removable so I can swap around what I want in each set. The basics are repeated but after buying the compact set I felt I wanted a few other colors, even though I can mix. Mostly I wanted the black, violet and gray. I think these are great paints for someone just starting out who wants something better quality but still affordable. They mix nicely and a little goes a LONG way. But I mostly love this set because of the water brush! I wasnt sure about it at first, considering how simple it looks, but it goes together easily AND securely, the pieces are tight enough when fitted together that it doesnt leak around the join, even with pressure. Now the tip stays nice and pointy and seems to be continuously wet, but does not leak a bunch of water out. That is until you squeeze it, then it does let out large beads above the tip if you push too hard. I found that very gentle pressure wets the brush without the big drop of water coming out and possibly ruining your work. This is my first water brush and I REALLY like it. The tip on this is still fairly small, but I mostly like working on smaller pieces anyway. You can also fit the brush in the pan when its filled with water, and the area holding the brush is smartly thought out. It has inserts that keep the brush from sliding around, so the brush wont slide left or right, risking the tip being smushed against the side. I discovered also that the tip comes apart into two pieces as well, which means you could easily rinse the brush out for cleaning when you get home, etc. If I had found this set first I would have bought it instead of the compact set probably but I like having both. The compact set has more areas for mixing, and has a nice thumb hole for holding on to it which is convenient if you dont have a flat surface to set your paint on, and even a little side pan for water (I use it for another mixing spot). The water brush also fits into the compact set if you wanted to take it along in that. The thing that I prefer about this set though is that the pans are more separated, AND they fit down into the openings for them. On the compact set there are these little bits that stick out which seem to be meant to hold the pans in if you push them down, but instead I found that they either dont do that at all, OR the pans pop back up flying out of the compact completely. So Ive just let them be but then they stick up and jiggle around.

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.

I love these student grade paints. One small issue: The description of this set says it contains Alizarin Crimson, but the picture shows Permanent Rose instead. The set I received has Rose, but no Crimson. If you want a set that allows you to mix the colors you need in the field, you need to buy an additional half pan of Crimson. (Some of the reviews say they received Crimson, but no Rose. Im not sure what is going on with this particular product.)

Great little palattes.

The tiny pans will fall out unless you glue them in, so not really practical for field use. Good quality.

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.

Pretty decent quality. I still prefer professional over Cotman, but the color payout is great for the price. My only qualm is with the Lemon Yellow Hue; it is far less pigmented and rich than the other colors (because it’s a hue), and I have used better Lemon Yellow Hues from other brands that are by no means as high esteemed as Windsor & Newton. Hence the 4 stars. But the quantity of paint is quite good and I believe this will last me awhile, even though I’ve been using it to paint 11x14 paintings, rather than solely as a travel kit.

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