24 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

Wonderful watercolors

These are great. I am very pleased with them.

Great starter set. Colors are vibrant and easy to use.

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.

I’m a beginner watercolor artist so I’m reluctant to pay a lot until I can see some improvement. These watercolors were very reasonably priced. I got them and painted a color chart right away. I have to say the colors are quite bright. They’re easy to work with and you can lighten them by adding more water or darken them by adding more paint.The lid was a bit hard to open because the bottom is so shallow. I found it easier to open by setting them on the table, pressing the short end against my body while lifting one corner. It was kind of a twisting motion. I think the lid will loosen with time.I’m hoping to bring these watercolors with me while I travel. It’s a good size, not too large, they should fit in my travel art kit nicely. I highly recommend these watercolors for anyone who is interested in painting. Great color at a great price.

My 10 year old granddaughter was verrry pleased.

I found these to be good quality and easy to work with.

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!