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My Favorite Watercolor Paint Sets
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items My favorite sets of watercolor paints in both tubes and pans, from beginner to professional level painting.
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Watercolor Paint Tube Sets
Watercolor Pan Sets
Watercolor Paint Tube Sets
This set of super granulating watercolors is really fun to play with. The paints are professional quality, and the paints are perfect for magical nature scenes. My favorite paint in the set is the Forest Gray color - it's quite unique!
Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Artist Watercolor - Set of 5, Forest ...
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This is the perfect set of watercolor paints that is perfect for starting out! You can mix almost any color with this set, and the quality is top tier.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - Essential Watercolor Mixing Set
This was my first set of Daniel Smith watercolors, and I was hooked! These paints are made with genuine mineral pigments such as jadeite and amethyst.
Daniel Smith PrimaTek Watercolor Paints and Sets
This is my favorite set for beginners who want to try higher quality paints without investing a lot of money.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - Set of 3, Primary, 15 ml Tubes
This is a beautifully curated set of watercolor paints for the artist who wants to move beyond the basics and experiment with new colors. These paints are vibrant and play well together.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - Set of 10, Jean Haines Master Set, 5 ml Tubes
Watercolor Pan Sets
This is the perfect watercolor palette for travel, and the one that I use most when making field sketches. The paints are high quality, the colors mix well, and a little travel brush is included.
Winsor & Newton® Cotman® Watercolor Compact Set
This is a great expanded set of 24 watercolors for travel. Very high quality. I like the elastic strap on the back of the box for easier painting.
Sennelier La Petite Aquarelle Watercolor Half Pan Hands-Free Set
This is my favorite set of pastel watercolors, especially the light pastel blue! I use it for painting clouds and waves.
Watercolor Confections: Pastel Dreams
This set may be the most fun I've had with watercolor paints. The colors are highly granulating and separate into unexpected shades that are perfect for painting space or abstract work.
Gansai Tambi Watercolor Pans - Set of 5, Granulating Colors
This set is like painting with pencils. It adds depth and sheen to paintings.
Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paint Pans - Graphite Colors, Set of 6
This is my favorite watercolor palette for painting nature scenes. The colors are well curated, it travels well and the pans last a very long time.
Prima® Watercolor Confections Woodlands Watercolor Pans
This set is meant for painting portraits, but I use this palette for painting animals. It is the perfect selection of colors when you want to paint animals realistically.
Prima® Watercolor Confections Complexion Watercolor Pans
This was my first set of watercolor paints and lasted a couple of years. It is the perfect set for students learning new techniques. It travels well and has a wide variety of colors.
Koi® Water Colors™ Pocket Field Sketch Box