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

We love this set of paints from Winsor and Newton! They are beautifully made and truly can fit in your pocket or tiny backpack when traveling. All you need to add is your canvas, a few brushes and some water.Each pan is individually wrapped and the names of each color is written on the outside of each pan. It also includes a brush and 2 palettes that can be removed from the box.The 12 colors included in this set are Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Red Pale Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Ultramarine, Cobalt Blue Hue, Viridian Hue, Sap Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Chinese White.Pros1. Compact and highly portable.2.. Highly pigmented colors with a wide range of colors.3. Paint color names are written on the outside of the pans, for easy refilling.Cons1. Winsor and Newton paints are no longer manufactured in England, they are now made in China.2. No true red, such as Cadimum Red.You will need to buy one for each of your kids!As a classroom teacher, and mother of school aged children, I highly recommend this set for your budding artist to take along when travelling and for outdoor use.Grade A+

I bought this Winsor & Newton Cotman Pocket Plus watercolor set for my trip to thailand for some plein air plainting.It can promptly and on time, each pan was individually wrapped, and the name of the color written on the side of each pan, for when refilling or replacing the pans when the color runs out. The set comes with two cadmium yellows one in a pale hue, two reds on cadmium pale hue one alizarin, two blues one ultramarine one cobalt, two greens one viridian one sap, three earth tones in yellow ochre, burnt sienna and burnt umber, and lastly a chinese white. There isn't a really true red in this set (wouldve preferred a cadmium red over the pale hue), but if you mix the red pale hue with the alizarin you get a nice red. It also comes with a small watercolor brush for sketching and painting. It isn't something I would only use, I tend to bring a few of my favorite brushes, with sponges and small water-containers in their own little bag, but if need be i can just carry this around and be set. The pans are four per little case and there are three cases in the set. They can be pulled out easily and rearranged if needed.While doing some color swatches of the 12 half pans, this quality is about equal to my Sakura Koi Field Sketch Set with 24 wells. I am satisfied with the pigmentation, the colors come out bright, and have a smooth gradient with no chalky finish, as to be expected with these types of paints. I opted for this set for its portability and compact size, half the size of my Sakura Koi Set (half the colors but they have the 12 main ones that cover spectrum quite well). I've included a photo of the swatches as well as some smaller swatches of mixing the complementary colors. As well as a size comparison between the two sets.The set comes with two palettes that can be taken out, the first one can connect to the bottom, the other can remain in the lid, but if you requite more mixing room it is removable, the only issue is it is a little difficult to take out at first, but I am sure with some love over time it will be easier. This brings me to one of the few issues I have with this palette, it does not lay flat as depicted on the box, it tends to stay up which makes the palette fall over if left alone, This is not a big issue for me, seeing with time Im sure the plastic will wear down or if i take a blade to it and create a grove for it to lay flat.Over all this set is exactly what I was looking for, compact size, good amount of mixing wells/space and pigmentation.The only con I have about this set is that the pans although will not fall out, do slide and tip slightly do to the space between each. I am sure sticking a tiny bit of sponge between them or a dot of hot glue under the pans would be a simple fix.**Note** The Ruler depicted is in CM **

Everything about this kit was exactly what I needed. The variety of colors and the high quality pigmented paints really gives you the best range of color mixing. I purchased a brush pen with a water reservoir for this palette and it is my go-to for watercolor sketching. Small and portable, with plenty of palette space for mixing color, the colors dry vivid and last a long time. I've recommended this to lots of my peers in art school and they've gotten them for themselves and say the same things. The only downside to the palette is if you mix a ton of paint on the palette, you cannot just close the lid. You've got to wait for the paint in the mixing wells to dry, or simply wipe it out with a paper towel. The navy blue rubber cover is a bit odd as you have to slide it in place, not snap it in. I usually just leave it off all together and find it closes just fine without it. Great little kit to toss in a bag and head outside for some plein aire painting or to have on a desk in the studio as it hardly takes up any space!