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title: "MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Paint Palette: Travel Water Color Palette Tin with 12 Half Pans - Portable Metal Palette Tin Box (Black)"
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# 12 half pans, 1.8ml each Compact 4.6x2.6x0.8 in portable tin Fold-out enamel mixing palette MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Paint Palette: Travel Water Color Palette Tin with 12 Half Pans - Portable Metal Palette Tin Box (Black)

**Brand:** meeden
**Price:** 15551CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎨 Elevate your art game—carry, mix, and create like a pro wherever inspiration strikes!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Paint Palette: Travel Water Color Palette Tin with 12 Half Pans - Portable Metal Palette Tin Box (Black) by meeden
- **How much does it cost?** 15551CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- meeden enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted meeden brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Ergonomic Thumb Ring:** Built-in metal ring stabilizes your palette in hand for precise, on-the-go brush control.
- • **Spacious Mixing Zones:** White enamel lid and fold-out tray provide ample, easy-to-clean mixing areas for flawless blends.
- • **Customizable Color Hub:** 12 removable half pans let you personalize your palette with your favorite pigments or DIY refills.
- • **Durable & Rust-Resistant:** Sturdy metal construction with rolled edges ensures longevity and daily abuse resistance.
- • **Ultimate Travel-Ready Palette:** Compact metal tin folds flat for effortless portability—carry your creativity anywhere.

## Overview

The MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Paint Palette is a sleek, portable metal tin designed for artists on the move. Featuring 12 removable half pans (1.8ml each), a fold-out enamel mixing palette, and an ergonomic thumb ring, it offers customizable, mess-free watercolor mixing in a compact 4.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 inch case. Built with durable, rust-resistant materials and smooth rolled edges, this palette is perfect for professionals, students, and beginners seeking a reliable, travel-friendly watercolor solution.

## Description

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Review: Best quality half-pans and tin palettes for the price, hands-down! - We are avid collectors of watercolor paints in tubes. We pour half-pans from our collection and assemble travel palettes with them. We've tried a variety of metal tins & palettes specifically for this purpose and several not meant for it. The Meeden palettes are by far the best quality for the money. Watercolor Tin Palettes: Meeden's tin palettes are more durable and better constructed than any other brand we've tried around their price range. Other similar palettes are flimsier, get dinged up and/or bent out of shape and the paint scratches or wears off readily. My teen is not kind (unintentionally) to the things he carries in his art bag. The Meeden palettes fare his daily abuses (love) the best. He doesn't leave home without a palette and small arsenal of art supplies in tow. We've had a Meeden 48 half-pan palette (pictured in blue) in regular circulation for 2 years and it's only suffered a minor ding and some paint scuffing on the corners of the lid. Also, the thumb ring is still firmly attached and stays collapsed when not in use. By comparison, we had another 48 half-pan palette (pictured in black) from a different manufacturer, which we bought for $1-$2 cheaper, but it got bent out of shape, dinged and scratched, and the thumb ring fell off within 6-9 months of regular use. It really wasn't worth the couple $ saved. The enameled mixing wells of the Meeden palette clean up pretty well. The other palettes tended to stain more easily and permanently. The coating on the mixing wells is a bit aquaphobic, but that's common among most enameled and plastic palettes. My understanding is that light scuffing with a scouring pad helps resolve the issue, though we haven't tried it. We haven't experienced any rusting issues with the Meeden palettes, either. On occasion, we've had to fully submerge or hose down a palette due to paint spills (M. Graham paints melt in hot, humid climates), but rust hasn't developed as a result. I haven't detected any rust on other palettes, but I thought others might want the assurance, so I figured it was worth a mention. The Pans: We've bought half-pans from half a dozen sellers on desertcart, and the Meeden pans are the best all-around. They're a great size to fit in practically any palette or tin. They never have any rough edges to file down, as most other brands we've tried. They also have smooth, flat bottoms with a recessed logo which allows adhesives to make good contact when attaching magnetic strips. Many other pans we've tried have raised edges and/or raised logos on the bottoms which don't allow the magnetic strips to stay put even with various glues, glue dots, or tapes. We've had a constant battle with reattaching magnets to pans from other makers. One last plus of the Meeden half-pans and tin palettes combined is the ability to fit more half-pans than other comparably sized & priced palettes. Pictures: The 12 Half-pan Tin fits 19 half-pans total: 7 pans in each row, plus 5 turned sideways down the center* (it's a tight fit in the center). Pack of playing cards shown for size comparison. The 24 Half-pan Tin fits 37 half-pans total: 13 in each row, plus 11 turned sideways down the center* The 48 Half-pan Tin fits 52 half-pans total: 13 side-by-side in each row (or 11 end-to-end per row; if you don't want to carry as many pans or want to remove them more easily). You could also leave a row empty to hold paintbrushes or water brushes. Understand that you may not fit as many half-pans in the Meeden palettes with half-pans from other manufacturers. Some will fit as well and some won't. It's pretty hit and miss! A couple pictures contain a blue Meeden palette and a black look-alike from another manufacturer on desertcart. Both were used regularly for 2 years. The black non-Meeden palette didn't do well by comparison. The blue Meeden palette is still in great shape! *Secured with adhesive magnetic strips on the base of each pan. You may have to push the metal clips out slightly to squeeze everything in and/or make room for the height of the pans with magnets. The clips in the Meeden palettes keep the half-pans in place while closed or held still when open. However, pans can pop out or move around when jostled or dropped if not secured by other means. Temporary glue dots on the bottoms of the pans work well to secure them if you don't want to hassle with magnets. We've recently read that dots of poster/sticky tack also work, however we haven't tested the idea yet. We prefer the magnetic strips because it allows us to pull out the pans we want to use and stick them to the mixing section of the tins/palettes for easier access. For my part, I don't like to contaminate colors next to each other, so being able to pull the pans out and separate them in the mixing area is really handy. You can easily place a folded piece of paper napkin, paper towel or other such cloth under the removable tray that holds the half-pans inside the Meeden palettes and still get the lid closed without a problem. We prefer reusable bamboo paper towels to blot off excess water, clean brushes, etc. When they're full of paint, we just rinse them out until the water runs clear, let them air dry and put them back in our palettes. They're thicker, softer, and more absorbant than regular paper towels. We fold them into 2-3 layers and cut to fit each palette. Using Meeden half-pans in Altoids tins: You can fit 15 half-pans (with magnetic strips attached) in a regular Altoids tin, and 5 half-pans in the small Altoids tins. There is enough height in both tins to accommodate the pans, plus magnetic strips, plus paper towel and/or swatch card and still securely close the lids. However, an elastic hair band or rubber band will help secure a tin with a weak close. Photos included for reference. Finally, if you're looking for a tin that will hold even more half-pans, we highly recommend the Derwent pencil tin (last photo) with the removable tray. You can fit up to 44 Meeden half-pans per tray for a total of 88 half pans (with magnetic strips attached). The lid shuts without a problem but can pop open if dropped. Again, an elastic hair band or rubber band will secure it when not in use. The downside to the Derwent pencil tin is that there are no mixing wells, but the inside of the lid can be used for mixing. Same goes for Altoids tins.
Review: Lovely Watercolor Palette at a Great Price - This palette, not only does it offer quality at a reasonable price, but it's also incredibly charming. I opted for the pink one, and it's just adorable. The palette itself is well-constructed and feels durable. It can easily hold 24 half pans, providing ample space for a variety of watercolors. The half pans fit snugly and securely, making it a breeze to organize and access your colors. One standout feature of this palette is the spacious mixing area. There's plenty of room for blending and creating new colors, which is a crucial element for watercolor artists. It's a thoughtful addition that enhances the overall functionality of the palette. I was so thrilled with this palette that I even created an unboxing video on YouTube to showcase its features. If you're interested, you can watch it here: YouTube Unboxing Video. In summary, the "MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Tin Box Palette" exceeded my expectations. It combines quality, charm, affordability, and a spacious mixing area in one delightful package. If you're in the market for a watercolor palette, I highly recommend giving this one a try. It's a gem for both beginners and experienced artists.

## Features

- Classic Design: Black watercolor painting palette tin box with lid, can be folded into a delicate and compact unit, which is easy for you to carry around even for traveling, sturdy, reusable, and anti-rust.
- Many Mixing Areas: The white enamel lid and fold-out tray are used as a mixing palette. The watercolor tin edges are rolled there is nothing sharp. A metal folding ring on the back of the travel palette allows you to hook your thumb through and stabilize the palette while you paint.
- Personalize Your Palette: 4.6L x 2.6W x 0.8H inches of the paint box, large, medium and small sizes are available for you to choose from and can cover most of the painting scenarios.
- Empty Watercolor Half Pans: 14 pcs half pans, 1.8 ml capacity and 20mm x 17mm x 10mm in size each, fit the metal tray nicely and easily removed for cleaning. Each pan is removable and can be refilled with your color of choice.
- Suitable for many scenarios: An ideal empty watercolor tin for home, studio, Plein air, or field sketch painting can be easy to DIY your travel watercolor palette. Particular design, lightweight, portable, easy to carry, hold your pigment with ease. Perfect for professional artists, students, and beginners.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01MQXCMN0 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #11,925 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #52 in Palettes |
| Brand | MEEDEN |
| Capacity | 21.6 Milliliters |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (5,817) |
| Date First Available | December 18, 2016 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 4.2 ounces |
| Item model number | TINWP12 |
| Manufacturer | MEEDEN |
| Material | Metal, Plastic |
| Product Dimensions | 4.61"L x 2.64"W |
| Style | Enamel |
| UPC | 740528751991 740528754282 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** MEEDEN
- **Color:** Black
- **Material:** Metal, Plastic
- **Product Dimensions:** 4.61"L x 2.64"W
- **Style:** Enamel

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best quality half-pans and tin palettes for the price, hands-down!
*by R***L on May 30, 2020*

We are avid collectors of watercolor paints in tubes. We pour half-pans from our collection and assemble travel palettes with them. We've tried a variety of metal tins & palettes specifically for this purpose and several not meant for it. The Meeden palettes are by far the best quality for the money. Watercolor Tin Palettes: Meeden's tin palettes are more durable and better constructed than any other brand we've tried around their price range. Other similar palettes are flimsier, get dinged up and/or bent out of shape and the paint scratches or wears off readily. My teen is not kind (unintentionally) to the things he carries in his art bag. The Meeden palettes fare his daily abuses (love) the best. He doesn't leave home without a palette and small arsenal of art supplies in tow. We've had a Meeden 48 half-pan palette (pictured in blue) in regular circulation for 2 years and it's only suffered a minor ding and some paint scuffing on the corners of the lid. Also, the thumb ring is still firmly attached and stays collapsed when not in use. By comparison, we had another 48 half-pan palette (pictured in black) from a different manufacturer, which we bought for $1-$2 cheaper, but it got bent out of shape, dinged and scratched, and the thumb ring fell off within 6-9 months of regular use. It really wasn't worth the couple $ saved. The enameled mixing wells of the Meeden palette clean up pretty well. The other palettes tended to stain more easily and permanently. The coating on the mixing wells is a bit aquaphobic, but that's common among most enameled and plastic palettes. My understanding is that light scuffing with a scouring pad helps resolve the issue, though we haven't tried it. We haven't experienced any rusting issues with the Meeden palettes, either. On occasion, we've had to fully submerge or hose down a palette due to paint spills (M. Graham paints melt in hot, humid climates), but rust hasn't developed as a result. I haven't detected any rust on other palettes, but I thought others might want the assurance, so I figured it was worth a mention. The Pans: We've bought half-pans from half a dozen sellers on Amazon, and the Meeden pans are the best all-around. They're a great size to fit in practically any palette or tin. They never have any rough edges to file down, as most other brands we've tried. They also have smooth, flat bottoms with a recessed logo which allows adhesives to make good contact when attaching magnetic strips. Many other pans we've tried have raised edges and/or raised logos on the bottoms which don't allow the magnetic strips to stay put even with various glues, glue dots, or tapes. We've had a constant battle with reattaching magnets to pans from other makers. One last plus of the Meeden half-pans and tin palettes combined is the ability to fit more half-pans than other comparably sized & priced palettes. Pictures: The 12 Half-pan Tin fits 19 half-pans total: 7 pans in each row, plus 5 turned sideways down the center* (it's a tight fit in the center). Pack of playing cards shown for size comparison. The 24 Half-pan Tin fits 37 half-pans total: 13 in each row, plus 11 turned sideways down the center* The 48 Half-pan Tin fits 52 half-pans total: 13 side-by-side in each row (or 11 end-to-end per row; if you don't want to carry as many pans or want to remove them more easily). You could also leave a row empty to hold paintbrushes or water brushes. Understand that you may not fit as many half-pans in the Meeden palettes with half-pans from other manufacturers. Some will fit as well and some won't. It's pretty hit and miss! A couple pictures contain a blue Meeden palette and a black look-alike from another manufacturer on Amazon. Both were used regularly for 2 years. The black non-Meeden palette didn't do well by comparison. The blue Meeden palette is still in great shape! *Secured with adhesive magnetic strips on the base of each pan. You may have to push the metal clips out slightly to squeeze everything in and/or make room for the height of the pans with magnets. The clips in the Meeden palettes keep the half-pans in place while closed or held still when open. However, pans can pop out or move around when jostled or dropped if not secured by other means. Temporary glue dots on the bottoms of the pans work well to secure them if you don't want to hassle with magnets. We've recently read that dots of poster/sticky tack also work, however we haven't tested the idea yet. We prefer the magnetic strips because it allows us to pull out the pans we want to use and stick them to the mixing section of the tins/palettes for easier access. For my part, I don't like to contaminate colors next to each other, so being able to pull the pans out and separate them in the mixing area is really handy. You can easily place a folded piece of paper napkin, paper towel or other such cloth under the removable tray that holds the half-pans inside the Meeden palettes and still get the lid closed without a problem. We prefer reusable bamboo paper towels to blot off excess water, clean brushes, etc. When they're full of paint, we just rinse them out until the water runs clear, let them air dry and put them back in our palettes. They're thicker, softer, and more absorbant than regular paper towels. We fold them into 2-3 layers and cut to fit each palette. Using Meeden half-pans in Altoids tins: You can fit 15 half-pans (with magnetic strips attached) in a regular Altoids tin, and 5 half-pans in the small Altoids tins. There is enough height in both tins to accommodate the pans, plus magnetic strips, plus paper towel and/or swatch card and still securely close the lids. However, an elastic hair band or rubber band will help secure a tin with a weak close. Photos included for reference. Finally, if you're looking for a tin that will hold even more half-pans, we highly recommend the Derwent pencil tin (last photo) with the removable tray. You can fit up to 44 Meeden half-pans per tray for a total of 88 half pans (with magnetic strips attached). The lid shuts without a problem but can pop open if dropped. Again, an elastic hair band or rubber band will secure it when not in use. The downside to the Derwent pencil tin is that there are no mixing wells, but the inside of the lid can be used for mixing. Same goes for Altoids tins.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely Watercolor Palette at a Great Price
*by V***S on October 25, 2023*

This palette, not only does it offer quality at a reasonable price, but it's also incredibly charming. I opted for the pink one, and it's just adorable. The palette itself is well-constructed and feels durable. It can easily hold 24 half pans, providing ample space for a variety of watercolors. The half pans fit snugly and securely, making it a breeze to organize and access your colors. One standout feature of this palette is the spacious mixing area. There's plenty of room for blending and creating new colors, which is a crucial element for watercolor artists. It's a thoughtful addition that enhances the overall functionality of the palette. I was so thrilled with this palette that I even created an unboxing video on YouTube to showcase its features. If you're interested, you can watch it here: YouTube Unboxing Video. In summary, the "MEEDEN Empty Watercolor Tin Box Palette" exceeded my expectations. It combines quality, charm, affordability, and a spacious mixing area in one delightful package. If you're in the market for a watercolor palette, I highly recommend giving this one a try. It's a gem for both beginners and experienced artists.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing little thing
*by R***R on January 26, 2026*

I stuffed this FULL of my handmade watercolor half pans—from Brighter Day Pigments and Poems About You. I needed they all in a spot. Since I only have a small but mighty collection, I thought this would be a perfect palette from the Altoid Tins. It is! The mixing space is wonderful! I haven’t known how nice that is. And all of my paints are in one spot! I love that I don’t have space for more colors so I can’t buy any more! It’s so nice and compact. I bought another one for my Daniel Smith collection!

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