Sakura 15261 12-Piece Koi Assorted Water Color Tube Set

I'm a beginner so these are much nicer than the cheap ones I bought to practice with. I do love these colors.

These watercolours are very vibrant and create lovely colours when you mix them. I don't have any complaints about any Sakura products I've used thus far and it's an added bonus that these watercolours are so affordable for the quality. I've been using these since May of this year and still enjoying them! If you're looking for a decently priced, nicely pigmented set of watercolours with good transparency, then look no further. :)Edit: A year later I will say I have made SO many wonderful paintings with the Koi Watercolours and I don't regret buying/using them.. I learned alot by using affordable watercolours to experiment with. I have now moved on to Holbein, but I will attach paintings I did with these paints to show you their potential!! I will either keep my leftover paint as back-up or give them to someone who is interested in getting started in painting with Watercolours. I highly recommend this brand. :)

Koi watercolors are raved over by many art journal makers and urban sketchers, and they are pretty good for this use, however I wouldn't recommend them for actual watercolor painting. The pan forms are actually dry cakes, not semi-moist pans, contain a lot of filler, and therefore tend to look chalky when dried. The tube form is nicer, but they don't re-wet well when allowed to dry and subsequently used as pans. They are cheap, and colorful and yes, I would recommend them for sketching and art journaling/mixed media work, but for true watercolor painting you can't get a better brand than Van Gogh...these beautiful student watercolors are almost impossible to distinguish from artists quality most of the time. The only reason I keep buying them is that they are more readily available in places like Michaels and Hobby Lobby, and with the 40% off coupon make a good beginners purchase for students. I purchased this tube set because I wanted to pour them into cheap palettes and make up some pan sets for my students and grandchild to use, however, I ended up buying some more Van Gogh a week later because I was so disappointed with the Koi.

Great paints! I'm taking a college watercolor course, and this brand was suggested by the instructor. She says she was impressed by the quality, and so am I!

Most colors are very pigmented some of them not so much worth the money for a higher price watercolor

The colors are so delightfully vibrant! Not sure why people are complaining so much about the blue tones, I don't have a problem with them at all. These are perfect for the 30 paintings I have lined up for the next several months. Good price, arrived within two days of ordering. Definitely suits me wonderfully!My only criticism is that the carmine is the only red in there... and I needed a crimson. And the purple comes out as more of a magenta. Not too big of a problem, because I just went and bought a tube of the alizarin crimson I needed, from the craft store I work at, and I can always just mix the desired purple.I would (and most likely will) definitely buy these again!

I bought this set to get started back into water-color after having used acrylics for years. I have to say, for the price, I'm pretty impressed. The paints are nice, and easy to work with. A couple of minor items that prevented it from getting 5 stars, the brown tube in the set I bought had bad paint (the pigment had separated from the base), and I tend to prefer metal tubes that you can roll up over the plastic tubes, but for aspiring artists new to watercolor (or returning after a long hiatus) it's a good kit to get back into the artform with.

Great for beginners like me! The colors are buildable and vibrant. I squeezed the tube paint into an empty tin, and it takes the paint several days to a week to dry. Some colors don't seem to dry completely. Regardless, all colors can easily be reactivated with water. I have sold a couple paintings to friends using Koi!

I loved the product. But I find the hard paint is better for mixing.

This is a great set for Intermediate level artists, quality wise an upgrade from the student grade colours, yet not as expensive as the professional ones. Look out for offers.

A birthday present for granddaughter. She was very happy with them

Looks good, cant wait to try them

If anybody in India is looking for a change from the regular Camel/ Camlin/ FaberCastell.... then Koi watercolors is a good pick indeed. The vibrancy (esp the Carmine and Lemon Yellow) is just amazing! All colors come in a plastic tubes, and I must say that each tube is of quite a big size! The staying power on the art is good , I've seen no fade for as long as 3mnths. The quality and quantity of the product does do justice to the price..Could be a great gift to any hobbiest artist...