What Are the BEST Watercolor Paint Sets for Beginners?
In this blog post, I’ll be showing you the BEST watercolor paint sets for beginners! Scroll below to find links to the paint sets I shared and supplies in this video!
Supplies linked below along with my free beginners class, watercolor challenges, and watercolor tutorials for beginners
Paints I’m sharing are: mostly student grade and affordable as far as paint goes, and sets that have colors that are good to start with
There are probably sets not in this video, but I wanted to share the ones I’ve personally tried myself
Cotman tube set
$26
$50 (on sale for $30) for a 12 tube set
Compact travel set of 12 half pans $37
Popular paint for beginners
May be hard to mix a vibrant purple or pink
Watch the video for more details
Daniel Smith tube set
$35
More vibrant and higher quality than cotman for only $10 more
Can mix any colors by both warm and cool colors
Watch the video for more details
Classics pan set
$25
12 colors
Sometimes half pans slide around, fix with magnets
Middle section to put more paints or small/travel brush
Some people find that the paints are chalky - white
Comes with white
Watch the video for more details
Zen art pan set
Travel pan set of 24 warm colors
Mixing is limited by of only warm colors but there’s variety
Duller than koi set
$25
Comes with flat brush and water brush
Many colors
Sponge for soaking up, cleaning brush
Watch the video for more details
Koi pan set
24 colors
$40 but on sale a lot ($20 right now)
There’s also a 12 color set that’s $14
Comes with water brush but not reg brush, no room for reg brush
Larger mixing area than zen art set
Watch the video for more details
♡ SUPPLIES IN THIS VIDEO ♡
Beginner Watercolor Supplies ► https://www.amazon.com/shop/allisonlyonart?listId=2E4A7UDLI06A
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Arches Cold Press Paper ► https://amzn.to/3vPISBg
Princeton Neptune Brushes ► https://amzn.to/3lJsFsO
Cotman Watercolor Set of 12 Tubes ► https://amzn.to/3mOZxBo
Daniel Smith Introductory Set of 6 Tubes ► https://amzn.to/2YBgTcj
Classics Pan Set ► https://amzn.to/3tMlLpu
Zen Art Allegro Warm Colors Pan Set ► https://shop.zenartsupplies.co/collections/watercolor/products/travel-watercolor-paint-set-24-warm-colors?ref=allisonlyon&variant=40467582419112
Koi Watercolor Paint Sets ► https://amzn.to/35wkQ23
♡ ADDITIONAL PAINT SETS FOR BEGINNERS ♡
Daniel Smith Dot Cards ► https://amzn.to/3AwmQEL
Arteza Watercolor Tube Set ► https://amzn.to/3DsyFOb
Arteza Watercolor Pan Set of 12 ► https://amzn.to/3BzfYYr
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10 Day Watercolor Woodland Animal Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercoloranimalchallengeyt
10 Day Watercolor Bird Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercolorbirdchallengeyt
10 Day Watercolor Butterfly Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercolorbutterflychallengeyt
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Free Artist Tips ► https://allisonlyonart.live/artisttips Free Art Print ► https://allisonlyonart.live/freeprint
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All paints are linked along with other options I didn’t share in this video
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