Watercolor Paint Essentials Set - Lightweight and Portable Metal Box - Lid Has 3 Partitions for Color Mixing - Easy-to-Blend Non-Toxic Formulation - 24 Vibrant Colors with Paintbrush

This is an excellent little starter set for people just getting into watercolor. The paint itself is strongly pigmented, allowing for easy and long lasting use. Over the year that we've had it, my best friend and I have used these paints dozens of times without running out of any color. Even the most depleted still has at least 70% of the block remaining. The accessories that come with it are very useful, including a watercolor pen, a mechanical pencil, and a reference page that you paint in to show the range of each color. The casing is extremely durable, being made of metal, and the latches are easy to use. So far, our cats have run over it, knocked it off the table, and treated it like a box, all without damaging it at all. It is also small enough to be easy to store, either with other art supplies or on a bookshelf. The case is about the size of a trade paperback, making it easy to fit just about anywhere. Honestly, the only thing that could have made this better is if the case was printed with a cute pattern.

Love these highly pigmented colors. Such a rich selection of colors, too. This palette has been perfect to launch me into my beginner watercolor journey. The price is great, too!

This is a really great kit. I used it for a youth painting activity and the colors were vibrant and mixed well.

I have the 24 color. I'm a professional watercolorist and teacher. I was trying these out to see if they would be a good choice for my students. I was impressed with the vibrant colors. I was dissapointed that they were not more transparent. Some people responding to questions had said that they were transparent. They are very opaque, which means they behave more like thin acrylic paints. When attempting to layer, the color on the paper underneath mixes with the new layer rather than staying permanent on the paper. So layering did not work well. They preformed badly with a lot of water. It was as if the paint didn't thin evenly in water, making doing washes difficult. The color was not uniform when thinned in water. Using a lot of water seemed to make the paints look very elementary on the paper. (I was using strathmore 140 lb paper). Once I started using less water, I had much better results. The paintbrush included is tiny, but using it with these paints worked great because it helped prevent too much water from getting in the paint. There are SEVERAL DUPLICATES. The oranges, blues, and greens have colors that paint EXACTLY the same color. This is a bummer. There is no good classic green. Mixing was hard because the tin has such a glossy finish on the inside, the colors couldn't stick to it and made it impossible to mix colors. I fixed this somewhat by sanding the paint off of the tin. But I suspect this will lead to rust eventually. I tested them on thick cardstock as well as nice watercolor paper. They actually behaved great on non-watercolor paper too. I will most likely attempt to use them in my Bullet journal. The colors are so vibrant and bright. This is the best part for sure. The image on the front of the box for these paints does not do the paints justice at all! I hope they add a more vibrant painting as their ad at some point. I think these will work well for people learning brush lettering. For watercolor lessons, I won't be teaching with them since they are not transparent, but I enjoyed playing with them, and they were a great price.

Great set of watercolor paints with a great selection of colors to use. The quality of the paint is good, easily flows on the paper, good saturation of colors, and super easy to use, just add water!

Very happy with quality of these paints. Bold color, would buy again

Excellent watercolor set with a nice range of colors. They mix well for different shades and color combinations, they are transparent when you need them to be, opaque when you want it. They dry quickly and the color seems to hold well even in strong light.

This was a gift for my wife, she says there is much more pigment with this set. She said she needs to be careful not to use too much paint. She's very happy with this set.