Holbein Artist's Watercolors Set of 12 5ml Tubes W401

I prefer Sennelier to almost all brands because it has a really smooth, buttery texture (since it uses honey as a binder instead of gum arabic)...with that being said, I didn`t like most of other watercolor brands. I discovered Holbein through YouTube and couldn`t really find many reviews on them. I decided to buy this set anyways (for artist quality paints it is a STEAL). I don`t really know why people were complaining about the tube size, each tube can fill about 4 half pans and these are highly pigmented so they go a long way. These watercolors are WONDERFULLY smooth and have a nice transparency. They layer well and re-wet REALLY WELL, way better than other tube watercolors I`ve used-perfect to squeeze into your palette and not having to worry about them not re-wetting. A slight annoyance I did have though, was that this set included a black. I rarely/never use black in my watercolors as primaries can be used to create pretty much every color-I`d prefer a payne`s grey or something. All-in-all, I feel these are worth the purchase for any watercolorist- even good for the beginner, just for the price. I have been recommending these because I think they`re perfect for anyone who loves to paint :)

Love the consistent watercolor flow. Great water control. Love the their colors. Love the high pigment concentration of Holbein's professional watercolor. Love that you can get really dark with the watercolors without it appearing waxy like other brands. Highly recommend Holbein's gouache as well. Great seller with super fast shipping. Thank you so much.

Excellent quality watercolor basic paint collection. Terrific price.

First time trying the Holbein series and overall I am pleased. Pros of the set: -Good color choices with a nice mix of staining, translucents, and basic primaries -Highly pigmented -Re-wet with ease Con: -NEED LARGER TUBES. Great for the money but I'd be willing to spend more for 7-15ml :) Definitely going to repurchase this or the larger color selections in the future. I've used Royal and the student series of Winsor and think these are my favorite for the overall quality of product and pigment.

I just received this set. I'm not a "watercolorist" but have taken some art classes and then an intro watercolor class way back when. I have to say, I'm really impressed with this Holbein set and did some swatches and blending and just played around. I've attached some photos of what I did. The Crimson Lake, Vermilion Hue and Permanent Yellow Light, mixed with a lot of water produced my favorite blend. I also think the Yellow Ochre was really lovely. I read that if a color is a "hue" that that means it has filler in it. But I don't think that matters much with Holbein watercolors. It all looks pretty good to me. Watercolorists with more experience with other brands may prefer the "one color/no filler" brands. But if the quality is there, I don't mind. And the quality seems to be very high with this brand. Highly recommended!

Very pigmented and light fast. The individual colors are very vibrant. I had to get used to how little it takes to make a light wash. I was actually a bit concerned when I received these and realized that most of the colors were multi pigment paints. However they mixed very nicely. No muddy colors. This paint set pleasantly surprised me. I thought you might like to see the mix chart to get a good feel for the colors. Very affordable set for anyone looking to start in watercolor painting.

I haven't tried these paints a whole lot yet, but I've loved working with Holbein's Aqua Duo line of water mixable oils, so I figured I'd give their watercolors a go. Lovely vibrancy as well as transparency. The tubes are fairly small but you will get a lot of mileage out of them. I've tried several brands of watercolors before and these feel just a hair above the rest. I do wish there was a more pure red color in this set however.

I read a book by Joseph Stoddard and he mentioned in there that he used Holbein watercolor, I tried these and they reconstitute really well. I am more than satisfied with my purchase.

I have had these paints before and they are brilliant. Really disappointed that the order was cancelled.Not much to be done about that. I was given a refund really quickly. I will re-order when thia crisis has come to an end.

These paints glide on beautifully, and are wonderfully transparent. The colours are unique, totally lovely.

Great transparency and amazing flow of colours. Pigments are bright however not brightest. All round option in terms of world class watercolours with this price range. I have attached my quick try once I received Holbein.

Great quality exactly what I was expecting

Great paint and vibrant colors