DerwentInktense Paint 24 Pan Palette, Set of 24, Half Pan Size, Water-Soluble, Ideal for Painting & Crafts on Paper & Fabric, Professional Quality (2305545)

This is a great way to take your Inktense art-ing on the road. A lovely, fairly compact set with great, vibrant colours. My only minor criticisms are that a) I wish there was an antique white pan in the set and b) that these half pans appear to be ever so slightly smaller than the average watercolour half pan. Then again, these are inks, not watercolours, and I suppose Derwent are within their right to set their own standard. Also, as I’ve seen people asking about this in various forums; these half pans can now be bought open stock from the Derwent website, so you will be able to replace the pans as they run out. However, as yet, only the twelve original colours of the set are available for purchase in this handy half pan format, so you won’t be able to add colours in this half pan format to your palette. I’m guessing this is to do with the fact that these particular 12 colours all have the highest lightfastness rating, whereas many of the colours available in pencil and block form have lower lightfastness ratings. Hopefully, Derwent will add more lightfast colours to their line of half pans in due course.As I like my sets to be super compact I hot glued some magnets to the bottom of the pans and transferred them into an Altoids style tin, and I also took the opportunity to add antique white, thistle and turquoise to my set, by cutting up Inktense blocks and put into some empty half pans I had lying around (see picture). - I could have easily fitted these extra half pans into the original plastic paint box, next to the disassembled water brush or where the sponge goes, but I prefer the more compact format of an Altoids style tin.The water brush that comes with this set has a really lovely fine tip, with a good flow - not too wet, not too dry - but as it is travel sized version that comes apart, the water reservoir is on the small side. I always carry a full size Pentel Aquash water brush in my pencil case, so this isn’t really an issue for me, but if you’re planning on taking your set on a plein air adventure, you will definitely need to bring either a spare water brush or a bottle of water so you can refill the brush that comes with the set.Overall, I think this is a great little set, if a bit pricey for the amount of paints and colours you get, compared to the Inktense blocks. Still, for someone who wants to have a ready-to-go professional quality travel ink set, this is a great option.

Wonderful permanent pigment pan colour inks. I use them non stop. Mix well and lay down really well. Colour won’t move once dry which is great when applying other colours over. These are so versatile…. Well worth the money for any artist.

Really happy with the product although a bit expensive for me. I've only ever had cheap watercolours and I really notice the difference with these so I guess you get what you pay for. These colours are lovely, really vibrant and smooth and buildable. they came with water brush too! I would've preferred the box to be made of metal rather than plastic but that doesn't detract from the paints. The palette is compact and perfect for taking out and about.

Great & versatile box of inktense paints. Never used these until I took the plunge on a whim and glad I have a box. As they say, these are quite intense vibrant colours that can be mixed to create other colours. I use these with my Winsor & Newton watercolours to add further richness to my paintings and these work well together giving a good grounded wash. Good set of colours to suit most painters. I only use W&N Series 7 brushes so have not used the brush included in the box. Also comes with its own tiny sponge that though small works well is robust washes out good & clean and has lasted me the full year. A good compact watercolour box fits neatly in a small bag and can be taken with me anywhere everywhere which is great for sketching. Recommend.

Its great fun to experiment with this kit, its got all the colours you need - except white. However the lack of white is rarely a problem. Its a great kit to throw in a rucksack with an art pad and take wherever. The brushpen can store water, so you're ready to make water colours wherever you go. They're a joy to paint with, and the perfect size. In a pinch you can even use the black for inking comic-style artwork. It's not quite as solid as a pen, but it gets the job done. You can buy a block of white separately and put it in the sponge compartment if you feel you really need white but I get by without.

I’ve used both the pencils and the blocks before, both are great. But these offer great advantages when it comes to layering up colour and save mess on using the blocks. Much more intense and layer up better than watercolour.

Set 2 (this set) is a great addition to set 1, set 1 has standard primary and secondary colours whereas this set has a lot more interesting colours like turquoise blue and magenta. The paints are lovely to use, they are similar to watercolour when you use lots of water with them, however they retain their vibrancy where watercolour paints lighten, they also behave like gouache when you use very little water become more opaque and lay flat and mat. They are good quality paints to experiment with and have fun.

this is an excellent product, but the size is miniscule....couldn't really do much work with it. And compared to the price, it's my biggest issue with this product.

Belles couleurs.je l'aime mais je ne vois pas beaucoup de différence avec une aquarelle régulière

It is a wonderful set.

Couleurs intéressantes. Aurais aimé qu’il y ait 1 ou 2 jaune de plus.

Cette palette est parfaite :Elle suffit pour faire quasi tous les mélangesLa taille, le poids sont idéal pour les voyages.Un très bon achat

Bellissimi colori intensi e permanenti, sono diversi dall'acquerello come procedimento. Adoro