Sennelier La Petite Aquarelle Watercolor Set, 0.33 Fl Oz (Pack of 12), Multicolor

This is a great set. Sennelier provides the color chart on the side of the box in which the paint set comes and it includes color number, ASTM rating, Opacity/Transparency rating and color name in French and English. They use the same color numbers to identify the colors as the professional line (some name colors are different) which tells you that they probably use the same pigments in their student and professional lines. Although, they obviously would use less pigment in the student line than they would in the professional line. Just a couple of the paints vary/differ from their professional counterpart in terms of ratings which could be because they are using hues instead of the real thing for some pigments (which can make them more stable/lightfast).Note some color names are meant to help beginners pick the "right" color for mixing and practicing and to make it easier to understand colors for beginners, as well as make a difference between the professional and student lines; ergo the 'primary' in some color names and the simplification of other like 'green yellow'.The information and ratings shown in the box are as follows:Reading Guide: Color Number Color Name - ASTM Rating - Opacity/Transparency Rating (T/O means Semi Transparent and/or Semi Opaque)After the ~~~ I have added the professional line paint color name corresponding to the same paint number, in the cases where the name was changed, for reference and/or comparison and I have included their pigment number/code for each of the professional paints as per the Sennelier catalog and website. In cases where there is no name change you will see just the pigment codes followed by the ASTM Rating and T/O Rating in parenthesis.(I just thought this might be easier than looking at a big chart where all the info is spread out over a whole sheet as opposed to in a list.)116 Titanium White - I - O ~~~ PW6 (I - O)501 Lemon Yellow - II - T ~~~ PY3 (II - T)574 Primary Yellow - III - T/O ~~~ PY74 (n.r. - T/O)579 Sennelier Yellow - n.r. - T/O ~~~ Sennelier Yellow Deep PY83, PY153 (I - T/O)645 Orange - n.r. - T ~~~ Chinese Orange PY150, PR209, PBr23 (I -T)641 Sennelier Orange - n.r. - T ~~~ PO73 (n.r. - T/O)695 Primary Red - n.r. - T ~~~ Alizarin Crimson Lake PR83 (III -T)690 Rose Madder Lacquer - I - T ~~~ Rose Madder Lake PV19 (I - T)913 Cobalt Violet Hue - I - T ~~~ Cobalt Violete Deep Hue PR122, PV16 (II - T/O)315 Ultramarine - I - T ~~~ Ultramarine Deep PB29 (I - T)307 Cobalt Blue Hue - I - O ~~~ Cobalt Blue PB28 (I - T)341 Phthalo. Turquoise - II - T ~~~ Phthalocyanine Turquoise PB15:3, PG7 (II - T)326 Primary Blue - II - T ~~~ Phthalocyanine Blue PB15:3 (II - T)807 Deep Green - I - T ~~~ Phthalocyanine Green Deep PB15:3, PG7 (II - T)805 Green Yellow - I - T ~~~ Phthalocyanine Green Light PG7, PY153 (II - T)899 Forest Green - I - T/O ~~~ PBk7, PG7, PY42 (I - T/O)813 Olive Green - I - T/O ~~~ PY150, PG36, PBr23 (n.r. - T)252 Yellow Ochre - I - O ~~~ PY43 (I - O)205 Raw Umber - I - T ~~~ PBr7 (I - T)211 Burnt Sienna - I - T ~~~ PBr7 (I - T)623 Venetian Red - I - O ~~~ PR101 (I - O)202 Burnt Umber - I - T ~~~ PBr7 (I - T)703 Payne's Grey - I - T/O ~~~ PV19, PB15:1, PBk7 (I -T/O)755 Ivory Black - I - O ~~~ PBk9 (I - O)

I have enjoyed this purchase. Easy to take with me in a pouch in my purse so I can sketch and paint anytime anywhere. Nice rich colors. I am an amateur painter.

The first couple of times I swatched this palette I was disappointed in the strength of some of the pigments. There were 6 colors that were pale. I noticed that some pans looked like they were "melting". I put a large drop of water on each pan with a pipette. The pan surfaces looked really different after the water soaked in. I swatched them again and the colors were all stronger. I started to see what some people had said about them being creamy and buttery. There's like a seal on them when they're new, so it's hard to get a load of pigment on a small brush. Give them a soak and they should be fine. I still find the raw umber and burnt umber colors rather different from other palettes, perhaps to make them more mixable with other colors. I did some mixing with raw umber and got an interesting array of neutrals from several colors. I chose 4 stars because the pans are a little irregular in size, a couple of them did not completely fill up the space.

Best water color ever! Smooth and even application. Vibrant colors! Quality is amazing size is perfect for traveling!

I just started water coloring about a year ago. I bought so many different brands to try out but even on the best papers they still did not wow me. I put it aside because I was not getting the feel and results of water coloring. Just recently I signed up for a class and the woman was using Sennilier paints. I use their pastels and love them so I thought I would try their watercolors. Yesterday I spent time using all the brands I had on good paper and average paper. I still had a problem with getting the paint to look smooth like the instructors examples. I decided to try Sennilier. WOW! They are wonderful!! My frustrations with doing this medium was because I was using the wrong paints. You need the right tool for the right job and these did the trick. Even on student grade paper they look great! I would highly recommend these paints. Now I will be adding more to my wish list.

The paint squares popped out of the slots during transit, some of the paint squares chipped. I have to guess that I've put them back in the right order. The manufacturer needs to add a protective seal to prevent this from happening. I haven't tried the paints themselves as yet.

these watercolors are truly wonderful, but there's one thing to know for anyone who's buying them for the first time.unlike other sennelier sets, the individual color cakes are not wrapped. they are also not attached or filled into the pans. they are loose. you will hear rattling when you move the box. when you open the box, you'll see loose color flakes. this is normal: i returned my first set and reordered.the cool thing is that you can arrange the loose cakes in the order you want. color cakes are then held steady drops of water in the pan underneath.i am happy with the item, but would have liked to know this before buying.I hope this info helps!

Great price for quality, Good quality water colors, love nice brush,Area for water, area to blend colors, very nice.Never had a plein aire palette before....thought it would be too small, but it is surprisingly accommodating