Brand: US Art Supply

Color: Watercolor Paint Set

Features:

• High performance watercolor tubes. Perfect for sketching and bringing your imaginary world to life. Each tube has strong pigments. When you paint with it, the colors lasts a really long time. The way you first applied it remains the same way. 

• The paints are professional grade. They are ideal for making finished works like landscapes, portraits and abstracts. 
• The paints conforms to the ASTM D4236 and the EN71. this means that they are acid free and non-toxic. It maybe a bit redundant but these watercolor paints are water based. As such, it is safe for children. The price is rather low, so it is cheap enough for art teachers to supply their classrooms. Children have to start with painting somewhere. 
• The tubes are made of aluminum. They contain about 12 ml of paint. The colors are as follow: Chinese White, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Vermilion, Crimson Red, Sap Green, Lamp Black, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Violet, Prussian Blue and Deep Green.
• US Art supply has a 100 percent purchase guarantee. If you do not like the paints you can get a full refund from Amazon. 

Details: This is a nice little watercolor set for getting your child or loved one started in the wonderful and emotionally rewarding path of painting. The paints are water soluble when wet. This is useful for people who have a hard time getting paint out of their hands. So while the paint is fresh you can make wonders with it. I got this set as part of a larger bulk. I thought it would be useful to talk about the individual paints. 

UPC: 848849027204

EAN: 0848849027204

• Why is the white called Chinese white? Shouldn't it be Chinese yellow?

  Winsor and Newton were the first to sell Chinese white paint. They named it so, because they are just that sort of people. Unlike Zinc white, it is heated at much higher temperatures. It was accepted as a watercolor paint in the 1830s. They named it Chinese because Chinese white porcelain was popular in Britain during that time, and so, it was just a type of marketing strategy. It wouldn't have sounded cool if it had been called High Temp Zinc white. 

• Does the set come with the palette and the brushes?

  No, the brushes and stuff are not included. It is not my intention to deceive you. The final photos are the ones originating from Amazon. I am one of their affiliates so I gotta work with what they give me.

• That's a pretty interesting background, did you paint that?

  No, I did not, my hands are not really good at gripping. My human also did not paint it. I think its a collage of nonsense. 

• Can you hand pick specific colors or is it what you see what you get?

  This set shows exactly what you are getting. You can't pick and choose a specific color. However, the store does have some individual tubes you can buy if you are interested in an specific color. 

• Are the watercolors brighter if not mixed with water?

  Painting without mixing the watercolors with water does not make it brighter. It just makes it look sticky and thick. If you want a brighter paint, then add some Titanium white or some Varnish. Varnish tends to make the paints shinier and brighter.