Winsor & Newton Cotman Half Pan Water Colour Studio Set - Multicolor

Vibrant, blendable colors in a portable pack. Great for beginners and pros alike, offering excellent quality for the price. Perfect for vivid, lasting watercolor art. Love it

I'd been meaning to get the Cotman field kit for a while but the prices were much higher in other stores. As soon as I saw the price on Amazon, I placed the order. I was a little doubtful about the item as there's a newer version now called the Field Pocket Set (previous one is Field Box, as per the official site) and it's almost the same as the Professional set in price. The seller actually got me the newer version at a slightly higher price than the old version in the States, which is completely fine considering shipping.My order was supposed to arrive in 2 and a half weeks as it was being imported from the States but I received it in 1 and a half weeks instead! There was a small issue with the original tracking number and I reached out to Amazon customer support and they got in touch with the seller who updated it.Coming to the actual kit... The exterior is completely white in colour (old kit was navy blue) and I'll probably add some stickers to make it look a bit more attractive. The colours are less pigmented compared to Brustro and Faber-Castell that I've used in the past (I'm guessing the professional ones are different), but they still look rich and wash off easily which is good as there's limited water that one can carry. The bottle that comes in the kit can fill the container completely only once. To swatch the colours, I filled just half of the container and the water was usable even after that.Overall, I think it's a good choice for urban sketching and painting. I still need to paint and experiment and see how it works in the future.

Really intense pigments, good blending, some of the transparency is really nice too... Price is a little high but worth it as an investment...

Good quality. Cotman colours also good in pigments. Value for money.2 cons :Travel brush is very small size (size number one). It could have been bigger size around 3 or 4The water holder locating position is higher than palette it's not easy to use. It could have been in line with palette when working.Otherwise I love this set.

You wont be dissapointed , i am writing this review after a year and the colours are great the pigments are as fresh as the new ones. Handy, compact and great to carry on travels and field works.

Box: Handy designBrush : A bit too small & slippery ( but functional).Half Pans: 12 select colours ( configurable)Also included the colour chart for individual colour ordering ( 40 colour options)Colour type:AA : Extremely PermanantA : PermanentSt : Staining ColourG : Granulating Colour☐ : Transparent

W&N never disappoints. Excellent pigmentation, the palette is small and easy to carry, the water pen has given me no trouble till now (no leakages, and the brush holds the water well)

Very good packaging...