Daniel Smith Watercolour 285610006, Multi-Colour

V good quality paints , very pleased with them

Great quality

Very attractive and unusual granulation. I bought these as my first trial of the highly acclaimed watercolours from Daniel Smith .... and yes, they are worth it Expensive, but only small amounts required for interesting slightly sparkly earthy effects!

lovely colours a delight to use.

Lovely set - but one major disappointment! Five of the six paints are excellent additions to my collection, but the Hematite Genuine is extremely disappointing. It’s marketed as a deep, dark grey/brown, yet it washes out to a thin mid-grey with very low tinting strength - you can clearly see white paper even in concentrated washes. It looks nothing like the images Daniel Smith uses to advertise it. I’m glad I got this set at a good price (under £6 per tube), as it was a great opportunity to see what all the hype around the Daniel Smith brand is about. My verdict: it’s largely marketing. In practice, it’s not meaningfully different from other professional watercolour brands. To make matters worse, I later discovered that the brand has been caught up in a controversy over whether their pigments are truly 100% natural or chemically treated - which makes the premium pricing feel even harder to justify. So I’m left with mixed feelings. The pink, green, and violet paints were genuinely impressive, and that’s the main reason for the four stars.

Although a bit dearer than average, the quality of Daniel Smith's watercolours never disappoints. These boxed sets are a good way of enjoying their beautiful colours in your paintings.

Loving these natural mineral paints. Some glittery, some smooth and some granulated, they mix well with other watercolour ranges and the colours are true to their natural mineral. This set has a good range of colours to start with. They have inspired me to look into making my own pigments from other crystals and elements of nature.

Well worth the price tag for a very high quality product.

This is a very beautiful and vibrant watercolor paint set. The colors are exactly the same as those shown on the box and the official website. The deep, bright mineral colors are absolutely captivating.

I’ve been working with watercolor for a year now. I’ve used several different student grade brands of watercolor, most of which are fairly good in terms of color saturation and performance. Having tried a honey based pro brand and now Daniel Smith, I prefer the latter... and yes, pro vs student grade does make a difference with performance. Generally, the DS colors are far more concentrated than the student grade paints, making a tiny amount go a loooong way. Also, the paper (100% cotton) absolutely loves them! That being said, the primatek colors do behave A bit differently than the regular DS paints. They granulate naturally. It’s as if the mineral base sits on top of the paper allowing for streakiness, though that may be from not using enough water in my wash. The colors are subtle, except for the rhodonite, which is a pretty vibrant pink. For beautifully subtle, granulating color, I would definitely recommend these. They do dry quicker than the regular paints. It’s as if they absorb the water differently. I also purchased the essentials set. I swatched and mixed the two sets together (photo attached), which resulted in some beautiful colors. The tubes are small, but not as tiny as other reviewers led me to believe. One of the 5ml tubes will fill a full pan with paint left in the tube. The INTERIOR of the Meeden full pans I am using is 2.8mm L x 1.6 W x .08 H. N. When you break it down by cost, I paid less than $4 per full pan. That’s not bad for professional watercolors. The paints arrived on time and were hand delivered to me at my door. The boxes were taped closed and the tubes were full and unopened. All appropriate colors were in the boxes. I’m quite excited to do more painting with these paints!

Muy buenas. Se las regalé a mi madre que es pintora licenciada en Bellas Artes y sabe de lo que habla. Muy buenos tonos, buena textura y más cosas así técnicas que me dijo que no recuerdo porque no entiendo. Pero con estas acuarelas ya ha ganado un par de concursos de pintura así que van finas. Las recomiendo

Je n’aurais pas eu l’idée d’acheter de la jadéite, pourtant, elle est très belle. Les autres couleurs sont superbes aussi. En même temps, je n’ai encore jamais été déçue par cette marque. Et comme j’aime toutes les couleurs… je suis comblée !

Ho voluto provare e mi sono innamorata! Sono incredibili