Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colour The Compact Set - 14 Half Pens (Multicolor)

Belle palette d'aquarelle. Pratique à utiliser

Ainda não utilizei as cores mas o conjunto parece de boa qualidade.

Beautiful set, each color is individually wrapped. Light weight and perfect for sketching on the go.

I decided to try watercolours at the start of the year and bought this set at a bargain price of around £14. I am a complete beginner so my review should be viewed in that light!First impressions are that this is a very complete set, with a range of colours to get you started in whatever style you want to try. There is a cool and warm shade of each primary, plus 2 good greens, a nice purple, and some good neutrals (burnt sienna and raw Umber).After swatching and playing around I found I wasn't completely happy with the colour choices, as there are 2 shades of cadmium red hue included. This is certainly just an element of taste! So I replaced one of them with a half pan of a different red, to give a little more choice. Equally, I haven't really used the white, and have popped a Paynes Grey in its place.I really like the layout of the palette, it has some good sized mixing spaces and sits nicely if you are out and about, thanks to the thumb hole. I also like the look of the palette when closed. It's a great size for slipping into my handbag or into my supplies drawer when at home. However the plastic dies stain with some pigments. This has not been a problem with the included paints, but with some pro paints that I have since acquired.The cotman brush that came with the set is good, albeit very short of course. I don't mind the handle length but I can imagine that some people might find it difficult to hold. It is a useful size 5 round and I have used it a lot. I would like to upgrade this as some point to a retractable brush, to avoid any damage when in the pallette. I have also used the brush holder to hold a pencil and rubber, and a slim water brush (the Pental ones don't fit) so it has other used too.I have got on very well with the Cotman paints. I particularly like Ultramarine (nice granulation), the greens, sienna and Umber. The colour choice is not too wide, so it does encourage you to explore colour mixing. Equally it gives you more choice than just starting with the primary colours.I would highly recommend this set to anyone who fancies dabbling in the medium, or anyone who finds professional grade paints too expensive for their budget. I am completely hooked and it is thanks to this lovely, affordable W&N set!

I read all the reviews before I made the purchase.I have used the windsor newton professional version of this set for years and I’m very happy with it.I bought this cotman set because cotman set is far less expensive in comparison to the professional set and I was curious about the differences.The cotman set I received from amazon japan in August 2023 is perfect.For the container itself, the pans sit in the slots nice and snug, easy to open and close, the bottom palette slides out snuggly, the top cover is easy to remove and reattach.If a pan wobbles, put a tiny dot of blue tac down the bottom would have it fixed easily.If a paint block falls off, remove the block from the pan, put a drop of clean water at the bottom of the pan, put the paint block back in, give it some time, allow it to dry, the gum in the paint will melt a little and stick the paint to the pan.The paints are the colours exactly as described, no missing ones, no duplicates.I saw reviews complaining about the lack of “red red” or “green green” etc, but the kind of red or green or most colours you desire can be easy made by mixing the existing colours. For example, you can mix colder red with warmer red to get a more neutral red.Cotman is student grade, and I understand that it wants to encourage people to mix colours.The brush is of decent quality which was a surprise to me since the brush I had from the professional set wasn’t very good.One thing to note is that winsor newton pans are slightly smaller than some other brands, so the half pans you have from other brand might not fit in the slots. I tried with my schmincke pans, didn’t fit. It doesn’t bother me since I prefer windsor newton paints anyways, and I can also use empty pans to hold paint from tubes.In conclusion, I would highly recommend this set for beginners and artists who want an inexpensive travel set.