Holbein Artist's Watercolors Set of 36 Half-Pans with Brush (Palm Box Plus) PN698

This is one of the best watercolor paints I have ever used! The pigments are strong and the paint wets with just a touch of water so the paint will last a long time. It blends beautifully. It has a wonderful range of colors we all use most, well except black and white. I do wish makers would give us other colors instead of black and white. The palette box is very sturdy plastic and it has magnet strips in each row so you could add 9 more half pans if you wish. The mixing tray is hard plastic and performs as plastic does. The brush it comes with is excellent! It is one of the best synthetic brushes I have used. It is about a size 8 as compared to prinston and silver brushes. It holds a ton of water and pigment, has a great snap, and keeps a great point. There is no finger ring on the bottom of the palette. If you like the palette only, I found it on ebay. You can get the palette with empty half pans with magnets on the bottoms. It comes from Japan.

These paints are so nice and vibrant and a dream to use! I was able to fit 9 more half pans of Holbein paints that I had which were not in this set so mine now holds 45 Holbein paints. I own Schminke and these Holbein paints and it is a toss up on which I like better. The box is a nice hard plastic case so nothing to rust. Usually paint brushes that come with a paint set is just "ok" or total junk but this brush has now joined my collection. Its a really nice brush! Each half pan has a magnet on the bottom and it fits into the slots proveded and does not fall out (I turned it upside down while open). My paints arrived earlier than the expected date and were totally worth the wait!

I bought this to have a nice travel set and couldn't be more pleased. It is now my go-to watercolor set. I already own an embarrassing amount of watercolor paints, mostly Hobein which I adore. Somehow the paints in this set deliver an even stronger burst of color than I expected. They're just gorgeous, blend spectacularly...can't say enough about how much I like them. And yes, it is a great travel set. The brush is fantastic as well.

My everyday watercolor choice. Perfect for ink drawings with watercolor washes, as the color vibrancy is easier to control...great for building layers. The $135.00 price is really good, these are hard to get in some parts on the world, and twice as expensive elsewhere, than I've seen on Amazon. Case is well made, easy to use. Brush is good...though, I added the Escoda Versatil Travel Brush 1548 Round 8, to this kit.

The wrapping were fused to the pans and could not be unwrapped to use. Please send a refund and directions to return.The set was unusable.

Product has a good variety of colors, palette snaps inside the lid for compact storage, the lid closes securely so items won't fall out. There's room for additional small brushes, which is nice. This will be a good kit for travel given its overall small size and plentiful colors. The white palette has channels on the back on all four sides; ridges in the lid slip into a couple of the channels to help hold the palette in place when you close the lid. The palette can/should be removed from the lid when in use. The angled corners of the palette provide a finger grip for freeing the palette from the lid. The same channels that secure the palette to the inside lid can be slipped over the edges of the box's body, which might keep the palette from sliding off a table or lap, but the connection isn't secure enough to fully support the palette while mixing unless the palette has supplemental support from a hand, table or lap. With the slightest of jostling, the palette falls off. (If someone has a different experience, please let me know because it is possible my unit is flawed.) Before I ordered, I had asked the question: can the palette be attached to the box as the photo implies? I received opposing answers. In a way, both were correct: yes, it can be attached, but not securely enough to prevent the palette from falling with even slight jostling. I've attached photos and hope they help others with the same question.

My art teacher recommended this travel set of watercolors. It was hard to find, but I’m glad I finally was able to get it. Great colors, a quality travel brush and a good built-in palette. Pricy but well worth the investment, especially when you count the number of paints you get in the set. Then it becomes a bargain.

Great paints, except for the mars black, too transparent. Plastic case is okay, it uses magnetics to keep the pans in place, not the metal clips most small palm sets use. Each pan has the name and number of the paint it contained stamped on the side, so reordering is easy! The paints are pigment rich and vibrant and they flow very well, a small amount of paint goes a long way.