Paul RubensProfessional Watercolor Paint Set Artist Grade, 24 Colors Solid Paint with Portable Metal Box Travel Watercolor for Artists

UPDATE 2/8/24Still LOVING these colors. Perfect gor tgat added pop in paintings. Perfect color therapy for endless gray winter days. I bought quite a few sets of these so I always have them handy.----------ORIGINAL REVIEWI have been doing watercolor for a while, but I have honestly been frustrated not having neons, which is one of my favorite palettes to incorporate into paintings. I was not expecting much with these. BOY was I surprised.INTENSITYThese are way more intense than I was expecting. They are not as highly concentrated as say M Graham, or Sennelier or other professional paints might be, but they are really good and build up nicely.SHEERThese can be used for a wash on watercolor paper. They look really nice.LAYERINGI layered them on the edges of my painting that I posted for you. They layer well.LIFTINGThese paints lift nicely if needed but they do also stay on the paper well like other watercolors without lifting too much.COLORSAll but a few of the colors in this set are what I call NEON. There are a couple of what I would call bright, but most of them are neon level intensity and they work well with other paints to set them off.MIXINGI have used other paints to mix with these to temper them and also change their appearance. They work out pretty well. I like how they blend.THE BOTTOM LINEI really love these paints. They are rich and true watercolor paints with a good brilliant neon level to them. They are the best of the neon watercolors I have used.MY RATINGFIVE STARS. I love these paints so much I bought SEVERAL sets. I use them a lot and am thrilled every time I try another brand which turns out to be disappointing. These are always my go to for watercolors when I want to perk up my paintings.

The media could not be loaded.  My husband bought this for me, hence his account, as I wanted to enter a show that had a fantasy theme. I was looking for metallic or glitter/shiny watercolors to use. I read a good review regarding this from Doodlewash, so I ventured to trying it as the price points is great for the number of colors I can use. The colors were beautiful when I opened the box and I was quite excited to use them. I swatched the paint and I was happy that there were many options on the gold/yellow as that is what I really needed and what I use often. I realized that they were easy to use as the paint loaded on the paint brush quickly. Some colors were separating that made a beautiful granulation effect. Which is so pretty as backgrounds for mystical or fantasy painting. The image I painted which I included here, the base is painted with Sennelier watercolor and to add the magical effects, I added the metallic and glitter paints on top of it. There are no names for each color, but there are numbers on it to identify the colors, which was mentioned in the review I read from Doodlewash. I used regular watercolor again on top of the Paul Reubens metallic watercolor, to create shadows. These paints are so good for layering! I have tried some handmade watercolors that when you layered with it, all the shimmer gets lost. The effects are hard to take on photos, that is why I am including a video, so you can see it. My artwork has some gilding too, but you can tell the difference of gilding from the watercolor. I mostly used dry brush except when I applied the final layer of the glitter white/silver, where I used the wet on wet technique, so the shine can flow thinly, you can see how sheer it can get. Some paints are staining, similar to those colors on regular watercolor, staining means the color stays on the paper even after lifting with tissue or a dry brush, which creates a beautiful base when you are trying to adjust the light and darkness of your work. I hope this will be helpful!

First off I am not sponcered, and I am not a professional artist. Professional equating to making a living at art. I'm intermediate at best.I spent a year doing research on supplies. Watching YouTube sponsored and unsponsored reviews, read articles, etc... This is a product that really does earn it's reputation. Not to mention, this may sound weird but in this case, you can trust Chinese made, or Asian on its affinity for watercolor and calligraphy.You can tell this company takes pride in it's work.I was really excited for these and had been waiting a while to get them. Then the 48 debuted and I switched my wishlist for the 48. I liked the range of colors and the slight differences in the mica powder used per similar colors. Super cool!I strongly recommend buying this product because after just comparing my crappy $13.00 watercolor chalky paints... Lol I could list off a large list of why you should buy this product but I'll keep the list concise instead of going on too much longer.1. Activation Time Shortened2. Less water needed.3. More pigment pickup, only need to wet a small area. A little goes a long way.4. Vibrance, Saturation, and Quality5. Better control over amount of paint used and how.6. Easy to use.7. Quality case, snaps, and removability.8. Wonderful color palette.9. Bonus on the special presentation, boxing, packaging, etc.. It made me cry to open it. It was like a dream. It felt very... Designer but not lame cheap designer. The cloth was a massive bonus too!10. Fast shipping even without Amazon Prime.11. The test swatch card. Huge deal for me.12. Can be used in junction with the solid watercolors for a more opaque feel.13. Transparent on its own. "Sheerness"Also so you are not caught off guard the actual pans are about the size of a dime/penny. Half pans. It might seem like a little, but I have a feeling judging based on how little you need to use that it will last a long time, and that the price is fair.I don't know if this was a fault of my own, or how it was advertised. (Edit: My bad!! I went back and checked details. The image is shown in a layered affect. So it's entirelyy fault.) I could have missed something. But was a bit underwhelmed by the glitter paint as a stand alone. While it looks great sheer and transparent, I some how got it into my head that it was a really opaque paint by the advertisement images. This can be fixed, just use the basics injunction and you will get the opacity you desire. (Disregard.)My only complaint is C40 feels muddy to me on its own, it seems to dry okay looking. It's definitely better paired over the top of another color. I think they were either going for a purple grape or plum color. (Edit: This color worked well layered! Very pretty. On its own I'm a bit disappointed but it redeems itself layered!)You will not go wrong on this brand. It is well made.Thank you Paul Rubens!

Gorgeous pigment, love the vibrant neon colours. They really elevate my watercolour works. My only issue is that I got a double of one colour, so I didn't get the 'rose colour' and got 2 pinks instead and I didn't notice until they were all open and I was adding them to my colour chart sheet - but that is fine, I will live. Great quality for the price, would recommend.

I really like the Paul Rubens watercolor paints. The reactivate fast and great to work with. My only complaint is the that the color swatch doesn't match the paints. Good color selection of paints. Great for trying our Paul Rubens product. I would get more.

Für einen Grundfarben Malkasten enthält dieser (Paul Rubens YuLan 5, Generation) ausgesprochen hochwertige Pigmente, die in Basic Sets sonst nicht zu finden sind.Ich habe den Kasten in rosa bestellt, und kann mich damit arrangieren. Schwarz ist cooler, aber der rosa Kasten war kurzzeitig günstiger (noch günstiger, müsste man sagen).Was nachvollziehbar, aber schwierig ist: Paul Rubens ändern laufend die Zusammenstellung der Pigmente in ihren Kästen. Wer einzelne Farben nachkaufen muss, müsste sich bei anderen Firmen umschauen.In den stabilen Metallkasten lassen sich weitere Halfpans einfügen.Die Halpans sind ausreichend gefüllt.Herausragend: Benzimidazole Organge (PO62) - Perylene Maroon red shade (PR179) - Quinacridone Violet (PV42) - Phthalocyanine Turquoise (PB16)! - Cobalt Chromite Green (Pg26) - Benzimidazolone Yellow (PY151), das ist schon eine außergewöhnliche Auswahl an Pigmenten, die hier geboten wird.Der Kasten enthält 24 Farben, davon 18 Einpigment-Farben, was beim Mischen von Vorteil ist. Auf Weiß wurde hier verzichtet. Die Primärfaben Gelb, Rot und Blau gibt es in den Varianten kalt und warm (Split Primary), außerdem die klassischen neutralen Farben und SchwarzEin professioneller Aquarellkasten für unter 60 Euro ist schon ein Knaller.

Una vez que fue enviado el paquete, llegó al tercer día, fue muy rápido y los vendedores muy atentos.Las pinturas vienen en tubo de 5 ml. pero al ponerlas en medias pastillas te das cuenta que los tubos pueden rendir mucho.Los colores están muy pigmentados y muy bonitos los tonos neón, que era lo que buscaba. No tienen información sobre la resistencia a la luz (lightfast) pero aún así valen la pena para resaltar colores y para hacer mezclas más vibrantes.

The paints are wonderfully full of pigment and very bright. I can see how they will mix really well with traditional colours to enliven them.