Watercolor Palette by Portable Painter - Ultralight - Travel - Pocket Size - Professional Quality

I got this today. Opened it and put it together as per the video. As advertised. Goes together easily, the band is strong enough to hold extra brushes, 2 water cups, 12 half pans. Many mixing wells. Lightweight, as small as a cell phone and easily packed. As advertised. I can't wait to go on my next trip!

Impressively designed to be compact and tidy for travel. You can efficiently swap out your colors as needed and it provides more than adequate mixing space. I like this palette so well that I sometimes also use it impromptu to set up in rooms other than my studio. I have other plain air palettes but find myself using this one the most.

One of the most brilliant art supplies in my bag! Not sure of what I did before I owned this thing, but I sure am happy that I’ve been enjoying this one for several months now.I love the attention to detail with the rubber band thing that holds the piece used to keep everything closed and together. That piece loosens some over time, but when the rubber band piece is put directly under it in storage, it holds the clip piece perfectly in place. So it not only holds it to keep it from getting lost while the palette is in use, but it also keeps it secure in travel.The size of this is probably my favorite thing about it. If I’m mixing bigger washes I do find that I need a bigger mixing area, but I just bought a cheap, larger flat rectangular one to keep in my art bag for those bigger projects, & it works perfectly while still cutting down on extra bulk as I tote my art supplies around town. This palette’s size and functionality are perfect, & I still get this goofy smile on my face every time I pull it out to use it and think again about how much easier it’s made portable painting for me. I don’t think it could have been planned out any better!I also like to paint in bed in the evenings under a daylight bulb as I’m winding down, and this makes even that process easier and more compact in the space I’m taking up next to me in bed. If I’m too lazy to get up and dump the water out because I’m falling asleep, I can just put it on the nightstand to be tossed in the morning without having to concern myself over water rings that might have been left by my standard ball jar that I’ve usually used for water. I keep hoping one of my kids or one of my nieces and nephews will take up watercolor so that I can be the cool mom/aunt to gift them with something as nifty as this! Kudos to its creators. It really is something special!

This is small but mighty. It comes apart and sets up easily, giving you water cups on each side that act as “legs” to support the middle. Really makes it handy to take watercolor, gauche or other mediums with you almost anywhere and cleans up well.

I haven't traveled with this yet, but it appears to be very sturdy. It will hold Winsor & Newton half pans perfectly. It was easy to pop out the empty pans and pop the Winsor & Newton pans in. Looking forward to traveling with this.

I love every single product made by this company it is such an awesome design I have not found anything better so far this product is really a great product.I have both the bigger size and the manipulate and it's just something that I think could be used for a long time

This is a great travel watercolor palette. Well-designed and sturdy, this palette is a joy to work with in the field.I really like the design most of all including the case which converts into two cups for water and/or holder for watercolor essentials. The cups also have a built-in brush holder.The only minor dislike is that the half pans were glued down onto the palette, but gentle use of a palette knife helped pry them loose quickly. I also hope standard half pans will fit when the time comes to replace - fingers crossed.For comparison I have the Windsor & Newton Cotman 12-piece set. Both palettes are similar in color and size when closed. The features of the Portable Painter Palette are superior when opened for use. I enjoy both palettes, but the Portable Painter gives me less to carry for outdoor sketching and more mixing space. See photos for comparison of both palettes when opened and closed.Overall, this is a great lightweight palette.

This is a perfect tiny kit that can rest across your knee. Would make a wonderful gift for a water color artist, especially if they like to paint on the go. Pallet is empty to fill with your own tube watercolor.