Winsor & NewtonProfessional Watercolor Paint Set, Compact Set, 12 Half Pan and Accessories

The packaging has been updated so it's not exactly as shown, but after double checking with Winsor and Newton, everything is in order and the package arrived in perfect condition! Note that the packaging it comes in is now silver and white instead of green and is labeled "Professional" watercolor instead of just "Artists' " watercolor. The pans do not have individual foil labels on them as shown, they arrive individually wrapped in clear plastic. Winsor and Newtons customer support confirmed that this is all correct.It's such a perfect watercolor set. The included waterbottle, with the amount I use, usually lasts me three paint sessions if I pour the cup out afterwards (Since then I've gotten better at cleaning with the sponge instead of swishing in the water and can reuse the water). The sponge is a great addition, you use it to both clean pigment from brushes and dab the paper to lighten areas and its better than a paper towel in size and cleans without issue. If its full of water, just squeeze it out into the grass or cup if you're indoors.The pigments are vivid and go a long way with just a little paint. They mix well. The brush is very tiny, so I'd recommend getting a Da Vinci 1523 Russian Red Sable Round size 5 portable brush or something to carry along with it. The included brush is maybe a 2, give or take. It works well but is best used in conjunction with a 5 or 6. I use a 5x8.25 moleskine watercolor album [EDIT: I don't like my moleskine as much as my plain Strathmore 400 series watercolor sketchbook. The paper is super thin in moleskine, good for light washes but not layers at all] and those two brushes work for just about everything, but I use more when I'm at my desk.If you're new and wondering whether you should spend twice the money of the Cottman colors, get what you can afford but lean towards these ones. I haven't compared them in depth, but the professional quality ones seem to be a better and the pans last a bit longer. Get yourself a good watercolor sketchbook too, and perhaps some sakura pigma micron pens and a gelly roll white pen and you can do anything. Don't be afraid to use up your supplies, you learn a lot from using them often.Overall this is a perfect set for doing watercolor on the go. I got them so I wouldn't have an excuse not to watercolor wherever I went. I do it in class, too. I'll attach pictures of all of the items. (sorry for bad lighting)

Amazing travel set. No words. Everything you need. Blends perfectly. Just the most popular needed colors. I took this set to the beach and made those two paintings for the first time in my life. Being an experienced oil on canvas artist, I decided to try a watercolor technique for the first time in my life just because of the comfy size to carry on everywhere and didn’t disappointed. It is a high professional quality, tiny, but long lasting amount of the most necessary colors, good fine brush for a small handbook of the same size. Placing a sponge inside the water cup, you will have two more spaces for additional colors sold separately. Great idea for updating your set with some extra colors. My colors matched the listing of provided in description colors.I highly recommend this tiny gem!

Great product especially for artist on the go. I love it

This is my second time purchasing it. The travel kit is so convenient for me to bring it everywhere to paint. I love the set design and the paint quality. I highly recommend it!

I love the box it fits in the hand so nice and the small compact size is great for travel which is what it was designed for. ( not sure why some people thought it was small and somehow unworthy. Which makes me think they don't know what they are doing; it is watercolor.) Any for me the downside is the manufacturer put regular Alizarin Crimson not Permanent Alizarin Crimson in the set. Alizarin Crimson is not permanent and should not be sold in a "professional set" as it fades; unless of course you put it in a sketchbook only. The brush is ok but seems like there should be some room somewhere in the box for a second brush perhaps a flat for skies and such. The water-bottle could be made a little more durable I think. All and all though it combines the paint, the palette, the water, and the brush together and fits on your thumb. Works and is the best combination of the mentioned elements available.

This set is about the size of a cell phone, but contains all the essentials for field sketching… pretty ingenious how everything fits together. It’s kind of like a puzzle!

Nice watercolor Paint Set !!

Supposed to come with winsor red/ it did not. Was cad red instead. Came in white not black case.