Reeves Watercolor Pan Sets

Comments about Reeves Watercolor Pan Sets:

I usually use acrylics, but wanted to test watercolor to see if I liked, and with this small starter set, I found I love working with watercolor. I recommend for beginners or someone wanting to try new medium. Now that I've fallen in love with watercolor, I plan to invest in a larger quantity of paint, and probably slightly better quality.

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These Reeves watercolor pans are actually made by Windsor and Newton. I use the pans for outdoor watercolor sketching, and when a pan runs out, I refill it with Windsor and Newton student tube color, let it dry, and I am good to go. I could not understand how "Reeves" brand could afford to sell such quality pigments at such a low price until I learned they actually were Windsor and Newton. And of all the pigment manufacturers, W&N are one of the best, and the labeling is honest

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These are great colors for earth tones, very natural. No jewel tones, but great pigment, especially for the price

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These are really beautiful paints... I bought a dozen to use with my classes and their pictures came out great. Only one problem: one project into the year and certain colors in the palettes are already used down to the bottom of the pan. Clearly these aren't going to last very long.

The colors are great and better than dry tempera, but my budget is limited and I'm going to have to go with the one that will last longer. Tempera cakes will have to do.

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Mixed media illustration...

If you've seen my review of the Yarka semi-moist pan set, I think the same would apply to this pocket set - the only difference being the transparency (or lack of) No matter how heavily you may put down the Yarka, the color is still subtle and transparent.
The Reeves colors, however, could range from transparent to opaque, depending on how much or how little you water them down.
This is a nice set of colors also found in far more expensive professional sets.

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It works out great for my use as a Plein Air oil painter. I use a small water color image along with a photo to use back at my studio when I compose a studio version of the Plein Air scene.

Comments about Reeves Watercolor Pan Sets:

I use these watercolors for sketches and small finished works on watercolor paper. They mix well, are very portable, and are easy to use with other media. I use the opposite side to mix colors. It comes with only one small paint brush, so I use a couple other rounds to cover bigger areas with light washes.