Van Gogh Watercolour Set Van Gogh Pocket Box of 12 Half-Pots + 3 Free

So: I’m no professional artist, but I’d been wanting Van Gogh paints for a while. The paints after spritzing with water are smooth, crisp and blend wonderful together, they layer brilliantly and dry super quick. The palette colours are fantastic as a limited choice or mixed with other from like Windsor and newton or other hues from the line. The pigments are bright and honestly, there’s very little fading from application to dry. (You’ll have to see for yourself how it holds up over time if you display your pieces) The paintbrush (no 6) is actually fantastic to use but two notes: *con* the Van Gogh brand printed on the side of mine rubbed off straight away, literally- unboxed it, clipped it together, used it for an hour- gone. (You can see in the pic, and maybe it’s because my hands are like lava- who knows?) not the end of the world though. *pro* the end is a tool to pick out your half pans and remove the mixing tray which is GREAT because there’s no more hassle breaking nails!!!! The kit is a pretty good size for travelling, it about the same size as an eyeshadow box. It’s got a push open/close button on the front so it won’t be manipulated open in your bag and all your pans fall out and get covered in dirt. All the pans are spaced quite far apart which is a godsend if like me, you end up tainting pans with their neighboring colours. The colours and pigments are all on an adhesive sticker protecting the pans, I don’t recommend losing that for when it comes to refill time! (I stuck mine on the inside of the lid, it’s super sticky so it isn’t going anywhere and I can mix on top if I want. They’re all so pretty deeply bedded in there (hence the little tool on the paintbrush) so they likely aren’t going anywhere- the paint cakes themselves though: another matter. This also means that you’re probably better off refilling from the Van Gogh line because I don’t reckon any old pan will fit in it- unless you use tube paint dried or lift the cake from one pan into another. The box itself is okay quality plastic? It’s lid I could see getting a little floppy but honestly it’s not that big of a concern. This: with a small watercolour booklet, as a student, or a hobbyist, or even part of a professionals kit, is perfect. I love it.

I believe these are classed as intermediate standard rather than Artist quality, but I have 2 other sets & am very impressed with the high pigmentation & quality. These were an amazing price & actually a lot cheaper than buying the individual half pan refills. I look out for this make in sales now as a lot better than other makes for amateur use. Arrived quickly too which is always a bonus! Many thanks 🙂

This is the most affordable small palette for students and easier to use than Cotman pan sets which are don’t rewet easily. They are student grade and I was aware of that in comparison to professional brands but for the price it’s a great portable set and would make a lovely gift for a budding artist. The space around the pans helps with not contaminating other colours so although a little larger than other 12 1/2 pan sets it is easier to use and the extra pans are a great bonus.

Beautiful pigments

Well the person who said this set eas fantastic was not wrong. Beautiful creamy paints that are great to work with and a fab price too for 15 paints.

I bought this palette for my wife after she had seen an artist using it on YouTube. She's delighted with it, particularly the mixing tray (which can easily be removed for cleaning) inside the lid. She's taken out the small pan of white paint since she doesn’t use that colour, and replaced it with another hue instead. The pans themselves are slightly smaller than half-pans made by other manufacturers, but those can be fitted with a push and squeeze. She says the pigments are strong and quite opaque, but wet well and are smooth to use. The synthetic bristle brush included with the palette is small and has a good point, and the palette itself is lightweight but appears to be made of reasonably strong plastic, has a good catch and is well-designed for plein air painting.

I consider this a superb kit for starting out in watercolour or for travelling/outdoors. I ordered 2 sets from Amazon and both were in perfect condition. The brush is indeed slightly loose, but i can accept that for the price i paid for both items. The colours are better than what is classed student grade. Will definitely buy again. What does really disappoint me is that some users give the product a bad rating just because they didn't take the time to find out that the brush is actually a travel brush. The brush head is not missing, it's hidden inside the barrel. This is an excellent product for a fair price.

I liked this little set for cheap set, they work very similar to White Nights. Very fine and are very easy activate the colour to use, with out loads of rubbing. Case is good, and has additional tray for mixing you can use as well. You can remove the pans and fill straight into the cavity. The brush is okay, but I prefer Sable. The only negative is the brush has flat bit you are supposed to use for lifting up the pans and the palette, BUT this is too flimsy, and bends, so you have to use a small knife or screwdriver which really means the brush is not fit for purpose. A shame as otherwise this is a handy little set.