Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint Set, Palette Pocket Set, 12 Half Pan w/ Brush

I am happily surprised at this compact travel paint set. It has everything you need to paint - 12 great colors , areas to mix colors, a water bottle for carrying water, a cup to hold the water, a paint brush and a small sponge to use in place of a paper towel. I made my own color Sample card to fit in the travel set. It all folds up nicely for travel - approx. 2.5 in. x 5in. x 1.25 inches for sizing. The paints are very nice and cover and mix nicely. I highly recommend this field set!!

Several years ago, I decided to follow some tutorials from my high school art book and take watercolors more seriously. I bought quality paper (Strathmore, cellulose 300 gsm; at the time, I wasn't aware of the difference between cotton and cellulose) and a decent watercolor set without compromising my finances. Good watercolors can be quite expensive. So, in December 2016, I ordered this sketch set that was on discount, and I have no regrets. I can proudly say that these were my first watercolors from a reputable brand, even though they are student/academy quality. - The box/presentation: The plastic box doesn't feel cheap; it's very sturdy. However, since the lid doesn't come off, it's sometimes difficult to clean the edge where the hinge of the mixing tray is. To address this, I carefully remove all the half pans and wash the entire box from time to time. It has a small and compact size. The closed box measures 13x6 cm. - Colors / Half-Pans: The colors seemed very good to me at that time, with excellent pigmentation. While they can't compare to professional watercolors, they were a great option for a beginner who wanted to enjoy learning the technique. Many purist watercolorists may disagree with the inclusion of white, but I found it useful for adding details and experimenting with pastel colors. The ability to experiment made it worthwhile to have in the set. The set includes two yellows, two reds, two blues, and two greens, each in warm and cool versions, plus three earth tones. This selection helped me learn how to mix colors to get the shades I wanted. Initially, seeing a palette of 48 colors was overwhelming, but this smaller set was more manageable. I would have preferred if they had included the pigment numbers on the side, but it only lists the color names. However, you can find this information on the official Winsor & Newton website. - Brush: I still have the brush that came with the set, but it's not for daily use. It serves the set's main purpose, which is to make sketches, but I usually painted on 9x12 inches paper (the size of the notebook I bought at the time), so I often used larger brushes. The round brush is of decent quality and good for making details. I'm very happy to have learned the basics of watercolor technique with this set. Below, I will share the pigments for this set, if it helps anyone: - Lemon Yellow Hue: PY175 - Cadmium Yellow Hue: PY65, PY97 - Cadmium Red Pale Hue: PR255, PY65 - Alizarin Crimson Hue: PR206 - Ultramarine: PB29 - Intense Blue (Phthalo Blue): PB15 - Viridian Hue: PG7 - Sap Green: PB15, PG7, PY139 - Yellow Ochre: PY42 - Burnt Sienna: PR101 - Burnt Umber: PBr7, PY42 - Chinese White: PW5

The Winsor & Newton Cotman Field Pocket Set is perfect for artists on the go! The 12 half pans provide vibrant, mixable colors, and the included brush, sponge, and water bottle make painting convenient anywhere. The compact design fits easily into a bag, making it ideal for plein air painting or travel. Overall, this set is high-quality, portable, and perfect for both beginners and experienced watercolor artists — highly recommended!

I’m a beginner at drawing, and this was my first time buying and using Winsor & Newton paints. The colors are very vibrant and stronger than I expected, so I was a bit confused at first. It will probably take some practice for me to get used to them. The brush included in the set is very small and thin, so I don’t think I’ll use it much. That said, it’s still a good-quality set and very compact, which I like.

Rather large set of beautiful colors in a nice carrying case. Perfect for travel. A joy to paint. Easy, easy cleanups.

This is a great set of watercolors, and I love the built in palettes for mixing and diluting. The range of colors has even more than I need, the colors look great, and it was a great upgrade for me as I use a travel cotman palette for portable use, but wanted a larger set with more colors for home use. This is still quite portable and I take it to different rooms and outside very often, but it is definitely not a pocket sized kit. That said, I think it will last me a loooong time and I like that I can replace any pans that I use up so that I won't have to replace an entire kit (this is true of all the cotman sets I've tried). I've attached a few paintings I've made with these watercolors. I do usually use Sakura Pigma pens with them just due to my style My favorite thing is that the inner palette is EASILY removable for cleaning. I've had others where it's almost impossible to snap off the palette. This one you just hold it at the right angle and it lifts right out.

Great quality! Yes it had 5 duplicates but that’s in the description. The size allows for 48 half pans so took the 5 duplicates out and added the 8 metallic pans in so I had the complete Cotman collection all in one stop palette. The palette is tricky to open if fully closed. But since this isn’t going to be a travel palette for me I just won’t close it completely so it’s no worry. I’m sure it can be rigged to where it won’t be an issue but it’s fine for me. The paints themselves wet so easily and are very well pigmented for a “student grade”. Overall so glad I pulled the trigger and got these sets!

A very nice do all field set. Very bright and warm. Colors are vibrant and load easily to brush.

Einsatzzweck Aquarell-Einstieg nach lebenslanger Fehde mit Pinseln - und von mir eine klare Empfehlung hierfür. Laut befreundeten erfahrenen Künstlern ist Winsor & Newton Cotman eine gute Einstiegsmarke. Bisher eingesetzt mit Createc Papier 300g (rundum geleimter Block). Zuerst entsetzt über die geringe Größe (Ich wusste nicht, was halbe Näpfchen sind), zeigt sich schnell: Mit der Farbe kommt man weit! ✅ ✅ ✅ Stark pigmentiert ✅ ✅ ✅ Farbe lässt sich sehr gut aus dem Napf lösen und im Deckel mischen ✅ ✅ ✅ Das Set enthält transparente und opake (=deckende) Farben. Das Schwarz deckt bspw. so gut, dass man damit selbst tiefschwarze Pupillen kolorieren kann, ohne dass Papier durchscheint. Das schaffte bisher keiner meiner Fineliner & Marker. ✅ Der kleine Pinsel ist okay und gut für Details. Die Nylonhärchen kann man mit warmem Wasser wieder in Form bringen. ✅ Der Bleistift ist okay. ✅ ✅ ✅ Der Radierer ist sehr klebrig, aber HOLY, der hat zum Teil mehr Bleistift vom Papier geholt, als ich wollte :D Tolles Mischverhalten, die Pigmente verteilen sich gleichmäßig (nicht granulierend). Auf dem Createc-Papier ganz wunderbar verlaufen (trotz Tendenz des Papiers zur Pfützenbildung). Die Farben ließen sich gut layern und auch im leicht getrockneten Zustand wieder anlösen und verschieben.

Belle palette d'aquarelle. Pratique à utiliser

Bin von einem günstigen Pelikan-Schul-Wasserfarbkasten auf die Cotman-Farben von W&N aufgestiegen. Kann bisher nur positives berichten - die Farben sind deutlich intensiver im Vergleich (s. Foto, oben W&N, unten Schulfarbe), haben eine angenehmere Textur beim Malen, verlaufen toll bei nass-in-nass. Einzig die Näpfchen und der gesamte Kasten wirken auf den ersten Eindruck recht klein (s. 2. Foto im Vergleich), mal sehen, wie ergiebig die Farben sind. Für den Preis bisher wirklich ein tolles Upgrade für Hobbymaler*innen.

Idéal pour une première palette d’aquarelle. Lavis et dégradés faciles. Belles couleurs. Complétée avec sépia et quelques couleurs de bases pour un usage « tout terrain « .

Has High pigment quality My fav watercolour💖