PRIMA MARKETING INC CONFETTI WATERCOLOR, 0, 26 Piece Set

Stunning prima set!! The colors are stunning

I purchased this set for a watercolor journal class I am taking.As someone who hasn't done any watercolor painting since I was grade school, this was a great little affordable set for me to use to get my feet wet again. :)The paints are easy to work with and easy to grab a variety of vibrancy of the colors.They blend and mix well and there are enough basic colors to blend into other shades you might want to use. I was able to easily blend a couple of them into the flesh tone I wanted for my self-portrait.Overall, I like this brand. If I decide this is something I want to keep doing, I'll buy more from them, but this little kit is exactly what I needed!

Nice, highly pigmented colors.Note: don’t break the paintbrush thinking that it opens like the normal “righty-tighty, lefty-loosey”. It doesn’t. Do the opposite of that!

This is okay starter watercolor set, but be aware that they aren’t the thick, creamy, delightful watercolors that are in their other sets. These are not as saturating. Colors not as subtle or rich.

The lid is great for mixing, within the limitations of the set. It’s not divided, so you can pool the colors and pull what you need. The case is sturdy and holds together well. The water brush is nice. They aren’t lightfast and the color selection is poor for mixing.They aren’t great for students, because they lack a full set of either primary systems to allow for good color mixing. If you are a red-blue-yellow fan, you’ll find a lack of red here. The cherry is too far off of a primary red. The pink (pr23/pw6) is closer but reads too orange. If you are a magenta-cyan-yellow fan, you’ll find a lack of magenta and cyan. Granted, you can mix red with magenta and yellow, but there is no magenta. You can mix magenta with red and a bit of blue, but there is no red. Thus, you can’t fake your way to primaries with this set either. There are three empty wells you could pour your own paint into if you wanted, but at that point might as well get a good set right out of the gate. Windor and Netwon Cotman are a better choice for students as they are lightfast across the entire range and have the red-blue-yellow primaries represented (often split-palette) in all of their sets.They have bright pigmentation, so if you want to do something where you start in paint and then scan and move to digital, and you need bright colors, this might be exactly what you’re looking for. To that user, I’ll say this isn’t heavily pigmented, but it handles well for layering, for glazing, and for laying down bold colors.They aren’t good for card making because there are so many people who like to display their cards, and the poor lightfastness of these means they’ll be ruined if displayed for a few months. I’ll make a similar case against using them for scrapbooks or bullet journals. Granted, those have less exposure to light, but it’s it better to go with a something you don’t need to worry about fading over time?These are ideal for short-lived projects such as parties or school festival type projects where they need to be eye-catching and bright, the exact color doesn’t so much matter, and they don’t need to last.It comes down to how you plan to use them. I think for most applications, there are better choices available.

I must admit that I would have to be seriously disappointed with a Prima product, to write even a mediocre review. That being said, understand that Prima Confections were my first steps into the world of watercolor painting and I am the proud owner of their full line of watercolor paints. The colors are vibrant, sheer and an absolute DREAM to play with. There are less expensive sets to start your journey with and I recommend you try them. However, I truly do believe that The Basics by Prima is the BEST way to take the plunge. You won't regret the investment when you see the results in your own art!!!

This is a great little watercolor set for travel (or otherwise). The 24 standard colors are not bad in terms of selection and transparency; however, the best part is it lends itself to customization! I have popped out the colors I won’t use and cut the plastic insert allowing me to add numerous half pans of my “go-to” colors and filled the spaces where I removed paints with colors I prefer. It’s size is just perfect for packing and location painting. Totally love it!

I loved the presentation and small tins, but when I purchased I didn't think they would be that much high quality, I just loved the small tins. They actually are wonderful. They are very easy to activate and the shades are beautiful. It even has a small rechargable brush. I am pleasantly surprised on the quality of the pigments. They dry a lot paler than they apply, though, which in my opinion is good because they integrate much better in the whole design. Not just looks for this one.