KINGART® Watercolor Pan Tin Case & Paint Brush, 36 Unique Colors

Great starter set, kids took to the instantly.

I will admit from the beginning that I am 64 and no artist, but would like to make art projects. It has been many years since I had a paint box and tried to make any paintings with it. I know I had a problem with trying to do anything artistic since kindergarten. But I hit my 60's and decided that enough was enough. So I had the opportunity to try these paints. Not having ever taken an art class or ever even knowing that to use watercolors paint, it is important to have good brushes, the right kind of paper, and some knowledge about what to do, I have slowly been collecting what I need.

One brush came with the set, that was a fairly tiny brush head, although I now have seen smaller. Through the Vine program I got some Kingart artist paper but then noticed it didn't include watercolor as one of the uses. Eventually I was offered some watercolor paper, and I found some watercolor books at the thrift store and some watercolor how to videos on YouTube, and with another art set for Mandela painting I had some different sized brushes. I had learned that watercolor paper needs to be wet down before painting and I needed a bigger brush to try that.

I still need to spend more time with these paints, but compared to the last 'kids' watercolor paint box, these paints were so much better. with just a drop or two of water into the pan of the color I wanted I was able to paint with the color as long as I didn't dilute it too much. One of the things to learn is how much water to use. I love all the colors that the set has. I plan to spend more time learning more about using them before I wear them all out fiddling around with them and then they are gone. And I plan on learning a lot! We seniors are told to keep our brains engaged and active to help keep us healthy and I love learning new things. I am also trying to learn how to use alcohol inks, colored pencils and watercolor pencils, acrylic pouring as well as using the pieces I make in greeting cards. I also want to keep up with my sewing projects. I need to live another couple hundred years to do it all, but I would rather die trying than to never have tried!

Thank you for the opportunity to try these out and I look forward to using them more.

My 6 and 9 year old daughters are too "young" for a legit professional set of watercolors, but I wanted something more advanced than the simple 6-8 color crappy watercolors that come with the painting coloring books, etc. This was a nice intermediate step with a broad range of colors that mixed well for experimenting with color combinations and technique. The trays have provided plenty of color after many pages filled, and we have used this set to teach them a variety of mixing and brush strokes. The tin is also easy to clean after use, which is a bonus!

Bought as Christmas gift, reasonable price for quality of colors.

The only problem I had was the brown... All the colors are so vibrant and easy to use as well as mix to make OTHER beautiful colors...