How To Buy A Watercolor Set 101

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I've tried 24 different watercolor brands over the years. Today I’m offering my most important tips for buying a watercolor set.

🌿 RECOMMENDED ART SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES

Art Whale
--- 24 Half Pans: https://amzn.to/3Yw9B4w
--- 48 Half Pans: https://amzn.to/3XPAEGy
(Made in China by a company based in Florida; student grade)

Cotman
(I don’t mind Cotman overall, but the box I have is not designed well and "colors may vary" so I prefer Art Whale or Niji by Yasutomo)

Canson XL Watercolor Paper
--- at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NtgePq
--- at Blick: https://shrsl.com/3uzf8
(FSC Certified; used for all my watercolor swatching)

Da Vinci
--- 12 Full Pans: https://davincipaints.com/da-vincis-watercolor-palette/?aff=10
--- Open Stock Tubes at Blick: http://shrsl.com/3ufrq
--- Open Stock Tubes at Da Vinci: https://davincipaints.com/shop-da-vinci-paint/watercolors/?aff=10
(Made in California; artist quality)

F Club Empty Watercolor Pans
--- full: https://amzn.to/3H4DcLk
--- half: https://amzn.to/3Wgj3Gt

Kim Crick’s Problem Pigment List
--- https://www.kimcrick.com/pages/fugitive-pigments-list-lightfast-test-problems-art-supplies

Isaro
--- Open Stock at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/isaro-watercolour-paint?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=55b37c5c270e5d84c793e486d798c01d
(Made by a small business in Belgium; artist quality)

Jackson's (house brand)
--- Open Stock: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jacksons-artists-watercolour?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=55b37c5c270e5d84c793e486d798c01d
(Made in France; between student grade and artist quality)

Lukas Aquarell 1862
--- 24 Half Pans: https://amzn.to/3DTaIBH
(Made in England by a company based in Germany; between student grade and artist quality)

Mei Liang
--- 36 half pans: https://amzn.to/3wntduj
--- 48 half pans: https://amzn.to/3wnaQ8U
(Made in China; less than 50% of the colors are lightfast; only for painting in sketchbooks; craft grade)

Niji by Yasutomo
--- 12 Half Pans at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3LGWLeV
--- 12 Half Pans at Blick: http://shrsl.com/41qom
--- 24 Half Pans at Amazon: https://amzn.to/41SOytW
--- 24 Half Pans at Blick: http://shrsl.com/41qon
(made in China by a company based in California; I prefer the color selection in the 24 set; student grade)

Paul Rubens Artist
--- 48 Half Pans: https://amzn.to/3QvIxxb
(made in China; between student grade and artist quality)

Roman Szmal
--- Open Stock at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/roman-szmal-aquarius-watercolour-paint?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=55b37c5c270e5d84c793e486d798c01d
(made in Poland; artist quality)

Schmincke Horadam
--- Open Stock Pans at Blick: http://shrsl.com/4370b
--- Open Stock Tubes at Blick: http://shrsl.com/4370e
--- Open Stock Pans and Tubes at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/color/watercolor/watercolor-paint/brand/schmincke?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=55b37c5c270e5d84c793e486d798c01d
(made in Germany; my favorite artist quality watercolors; I recommend purchasing individual colors rather than ready-made sets)

Van Gogh
--- 12+3 Half Pans at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fsHRvt
--- at Jackson's: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/royal-talens-van-gogh-watercolour-paint-half-pan-pocket-box-set-of-12-3?___store=jacksonsart_us&acc=55b37c5c270e5d84c793e486d798c01d
(made in The Netherlands; good starter set but I find the colors more subdued than most other brands; student grade)

White Nights
--- 35 full pans: https://amzn.to/3QC9EXu
(made in Russia; newest set with mostly lightfast and transparent colors; artist quality)

🌿 NO LONGER AVAILABLE / NOT RECOMMENDED
--- Artibox, Artistik, Artsy, GenCrafts, Jane Davenport Brights, Loew Cornell, Prang, Sakura Koi, Superior, Tinge

🌿 DISCLOSURES
KeyLimeInk is an affiliate of Amazon, Blick, Da Vinci, Etsy, and Jackson's. Art Whale, Da Vinci, Isaro, Jackson's, Lukas, Mei Liang, Niji, and Schmincke sent samples for review.

🌿 TIME STAMPS
00:00 introduction
00:40 budgeting for brushes and paper
02:39 don’t feel like you need the most expensive, popular brands
03:53 don’t limit yourself with craft grade / drugstore paints either
05:10 basic criteria: pigment numbers
07:36 basic criteria: movable pans in a useful tin
11:00 basic criteria: three necessary colors
13:55 basic criteria: lightfastness
17:45 choosing based on company values
28:10 availability

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