12 metallic & 6 chrome colors paint set

Honestly a super lovely beginner set with tons of saturated colors. They all layer nicely too. The case is super sturdy and I’ve made a few pieces with it already. Highly recommend it for all the colors. A little hard to mix the colors I need but it could be user error. I haven’t done watercolor in a few years so it’s picking up the skills again. It also works well with acrylic (the space pic is mixed media being 90% this set used) I feel paper makes your watercolor shine the most! So invest in good paper and these will work wonderfully. (Space one is 100% cotton, the other is a blend)

This little turquoise palette tray with not just two but three mixing wells and a great little mini waterbrush with a good point is a steal for the price, even for adults, for urban sketching or vacation. Some people are getting this for their kids and really, I think their kids are lucky! Adults love turquoise too! I use Daniel Smith for fine pieces, but for a sketchbook that is closed this dye-style ink is fine. The colors are well-selected and fairly transparent and staining. I bought this at the used price and there was nothing wrong with it; it was brand new and not a dent. The little tiny brown brush they don't even need to put in there. All you need is the waterbrush. With some watercolor magnets you can put half pans or 12 full pans in here. Actually I was able to add some additional colors to it and the tin will hold up to 21 single pans if you wish to add some more favorites. This was a steal for the tin alone, and I see others buying it for that reason. I still have not painted with these paints but I have softened, them and added glycerin and gum arabic; they are a little gouachey looking now, but not falling out of the pan. I will keep experimenting. The dark green is an unusual color similar to ultramarine and yellow; but not really olive. It would say it is more like perylene green. The only blue is something like Phthalo Blue but possibly prussian blue. The turquoise colors looks like phthalo green with white added. The are similar to inktense; dye-based colors which means some of the colors will not lift easily if you don't like them. I still have not painted with it but I will soon.

Very pleased with this product! I purchased 15 of these for a water color Christmas card workshop hosted by my church. The paints are highly pigmented, they blend well and they layer nicely. I saw some people complaining about the size, but I think the size is perfect and the paint cakes go a long way! The only “issue” I could see (really more like a slight inconvenience) is with the travel brushes. About 6 out of the 15 I ordered don’t hold into place when you put them together, but this can be remedied by wrapping a small piece of masking tape around the joint during use. I love the tins! They’re very sturdy and beautiful! The tins are easy to clean, I just take out the whole plastic part (be careful not to crack it, it’s sturdy but I can see it also being easy to crack if not careful) and then scrub out the tin with soap and water in the sink. I am by no means a professional watercolor artist, but I know enough to teach a group of women at my church. I think these sets are a great quality for the price! The brushes aren’t bad either, they hold paint well, but they’re small. It would be hard to do a wash with these brushes but they work great to use in small notebooks or cards.

Pros: Nice size, generously filled pans, handy accessories including a large mixing pallette, watercolor paper, and a brush and water pen to get started. The storage tin is very attractive. Most of the paints are well-pigmented and handle well. The swatch card is large and on a nice thick high-tooth paper, so your swatches can have some gradient to them. Cons: The colors have "designer" names rather than the names of the pigments. This won't matter for the self-taught or for children, but if you're taking a class it's frustrating to try to match the instructions to the colors given. The neon colors are rather lighter than I expected but they do build and blend. The metallics are disappointing, very pale and some of them don't match the color names. Overall I think these are a good value for the money for anyone who's not trying to learn formal art techniques. If you're taking a painting class I'd give them a miss and choose Grabie if you're on a budget, or spring for Winsor & Newton if you can afford a little more.

ARTISTRO 48 Metallic Color Watercolor Paint Set - Excellent. Colors are vibrant. Perfect amount of metallic shimmer. We have 3 artists in the family and they all love these ARTISTRO set of metallic paints. The set also contains 6 color changing shimmer colors that are really nice too. We use distilled water when painting, I feel like it keeps the colors true. This set is portable, comes with swatch sheets also 5 white and 5 black good quality watercolor paper pieces. Water brush pen, paint brush and sponge and a silver acrylic paint pen. I Would recommend ARTISTO Art products highly. We also own the Water color portable set and it is really good too.

Very good watercolor set! Appreciate the variety of colors. Perfect for beginners!

I'm very pleased with these. Great color selection and the pigment is nice. A great price for the quality and quantity.

Fantastic colors, bright pigments. Easy to use color watch maker. Whole the brushes are not high quality, they are great for when you are only dabbling in this hobby.

First time buying love the kit. Colors are really nice. Comes with some watercolor paper and other items would definitely recommend. Not overly expensive. Great for starting out.

Súper completo, incluye todo lo necesario para comenzar, tanto para principiantes como para personas algo más avanzadas, pigmentan genial, calidad increíble, el pincel cuando le das un par de días de buen uso se abren los pelos, pero aún así genial. Vienen muchos colores, para no tener que mezclar para crearlos. Sin duda lo recomendaría.

Acquerelli davvero interessanti per rendere speciali i disegni che colorate. Tutta la confezione è stata un piacere da aprire e scoprire e facendo lo swatch è evidente come questo set brilli (letteralmente) sui fogli neri, ma possono dare un effetto pazzesco anche su dettagli di un disegno su carta bianca. Una felicissima scoperta che mi ha fatto tornare il piacere di sperimentare con gli acquerelli on the go.

Goede pigmentering, mooie kleuren

Ich habe den Kasten für meine Tochter gekauft, eigentlich sind die Farben viel zu teuer für ein Kind, aber das Ergebnis ist einfach unfassbar gut, im Vergleich zu herkömmlicher Wasserfarbe. Die Farben sind glitzerndern, schimmernd und leuchtend mit hoher Deckkraft, tatsächlich kommen sie auf schwarzem Papier besonders gut zur Geltung. Ich habe direkt noch "normalen" Farbkasten hinterher bestellt, wobei ich mir sicher bin, die Metallic Farben bleiben der Favorit :-)