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title: "Van Gogh Watercolor Paint Set, Plastic Pocketbox, 12-Half Pan Specialty Metallic & Interference Colors Selection"
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# 12 specialty metallic & interference colors 100+ years lightfastness (museum grade) Includes synthetic round brush & mixing tray Van Gogh Watercolor Paint Set, Plastic Pocketbox, 12-Half Pan Specialty Metallic & Interference Colors Selection

**Brand:** van gogh
**Price:** VT23217
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ✨ Paint like a legend, shine like a star 🎨

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Van Gogh Watercolor Paint Set, Plastic Pocketbox, 12-Half Pan Specialty Metallic & Interference Colors Selection by van gogh
- **How much does it cost?** VT23217 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- van gogh enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted van gogh brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Museum-Grade Lightfastness:** Colors stay vivid for over a century—your masterpieces won’t fade into the background.
- • **Trusted Dutch Craftsmanship:** Produced in Holland with rigorous quality control for consistent, professional results every time.
- • **Compact & Travel-Ready Design:** Sleek plastic pocketbox fits perfectly in your bag—create brilliance anywhere, anytime.
- • **Effortless Mixing & Workability:** Pure, uniform viscosity ensures smooth blending and reworking for flawless layering.
- • **Brilliant Metallic & Interference Palette:** Elevate your art with 12 shimmering, unique hues that catch every eye.

## Overview

The Van Gogh Watercolor Paint Set offers 12 half pans of specialty metallic and interference colors with exceptional transparency and high tinting strength. Rated for museum-grade lightfastness (100+ years for most colors), these paints deliver brilliant, natural hues with easy mixing and reworking capabilities. Packaged in a compact plastic pocketbox with a synthetic brush and mixing tray, this set is crafted in Holland under strict quality standards, perfect for both students and professional artists seeking vibrant, long-lasting watercolor excellence.

## Description

Van Gogh water colours are a student and artist level range of paints featuring brilliant, transparent, and intense colours with high tinting strength. Most colours are rated with the highest degree of lightfastness +++ (100+ years under museum conditions) with a few colours rated just one step below at ++ (25-100 years under museum conditions). Thanks to the purity and uniform viscosity, these water colours are easy to work with and easy to mix. Proudly produced in Holland with stringent quality control for a consistent experience with every purchase.. Van Gogh water colours are rated as a student and artist level paint range. They feature brilliant, transparent, and intense colours with high tinting strength. Most colours are rated with the highest degree of lightfastness +++ (100+ years under museum conditions) with a few colours rated just one step below at ++ (25-100 years under museum conditions). Thanks to the purity and uniform viscosity, these water colours are easy to work with and easy to mix. Proudly produced in Holland with stringent quality control for a consistent experience with every purchase. This 12-half pan water colour set is packed in a plastic pocket box, and also includes a round synthetic hair brush (size 6) and a mixing tray. This specialty selection includes metallic and interference colours: Silver 800, Light Gold 802, Deep Gold 803, Copper 805, Bronze 811, Graphite 840, Interference White 843, Interference Yellow 844, Interference Red 845, Interference Blue 846, Interference Violet 847, Interference Green 848. Click here to download a dot card for your pocket box!Italy only / solo Italia:Raccolta differenziata. Controlla le linee guida minicipali locali. Raccolta plastica. Raccolta di cartone.

Review: Best paints at a great price - This is my favorite of all of my watercolor palettes. The paints are high quality and so is the included brush. There is ample space for mixing and blending colors. It’s great for traveling and has a nice variety of colors in a compact amount of space.
Review: Excellent quality, one of the best - Im an experienced watercolorist. I studied art in college, but after years of not painting, I picked it up again. I have tried a large variety of paints from cheap to expensive, from liquid to pans to tubes etc. So far these paints are my favorite. I’ll admit that I stayed away from them because the name is a bit cheesy and I felt like they may be poor quality. I mean who buys paints names after a ridiculously famous artist? It’s like buying a frozen entree named after your favorite chef. You know it’s not going to compare to the real thing. Anyways, after reawakening my love for watercolor I started off with some paints and was not getting good results. I honestly thought it was because I was so out of practice. But I just wasn’t happy with my pieces. The colors seemed too fake, too bright and I couldn’t get a lot of texture and detail. I was having a lot of trouble manipulating the color so I decided to change my paints. I went through 6 other brands of paints and none gave me the results I was looking for until I tried these. To me, the most important thing about WC paints are three things. Transparency, workability (I’ll get more into that later), and color tones. Transparency is a given. Chalky watercolor is just the worst. You’ll never get good results if you cannot easily layer your colors. Workability: now this is where things get tricky. I really like the ability to be able to lift my color off the paper if it does something I don’t like, or to create highlights. I also like the ability for colors to bleed a bit and form natural textures as that’s what makes watercolor unique as a medium. This paint does just that. You can always go back in and rework areas etc. I will warn that the reds do tend to bleed more than the other shades so keep that in mind. Some people don’t like this. Some prefer for the paint to stay put where they left it and like to be able to do washes right over painted areas. With the van gohs, this is difficult. As the paint will react to any moisture it’s introduced to, even once dry. But I like that you can rework areas multiple times. If you like something more stable, try the Windsor newtons. They tend to stay put more; or you can try India inks which are waterproof once dry. The last thing is color shades. I like natural looking colors. Shades that are too bright or almost fluorescent are very off putting to me as your work can end up looking like it was done with crayolas. The shades in this set are great. They are bright, don’t get me wrong, but they are natural looking. The only flaw with this set is a lack of a true violet shade and a good magenta. I do a lot of florals and find that you can’t mix a good purple with the red and blues provided in this set. Nor can you get a good magenta. So you may need to buy a couple of extra tubes in those shades. Other than that, these paints are excellent. Very good quality, fantastic workability and gorgeous, true-to-life colors.

## Features

- Van Gogh watercolors are a student and artist level range of paints featuring brilliant, transparent, and intense colors with high tinting strength.
- Most colors are rated with the highest degree of lightfastness +++ (100+ years under museum conditions) with a few colors rated just one step below at ++ (25-100 years under museum conditions).
- Thanks to the purity and uniform viscosity, these watercolors are easy to work with and easy to mix.
- Proudly produced in Holland with stringent quality control for a consistent experience with every purchase.
- See the description for content details of this set.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07KGFBV4W |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | #17,695 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #410 in Art Paints |
| Brand | Van Gogh |
| Color | 12 Metallic/Interference (Plastic Pocketbox) |
| Color Code | Various |
| Coverage | Partial |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (8,147) |
| Date First Available | October 30, 2018 |
| Finish | Matte |
| Finish Type | Matte |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 08712079422790 |
| Included Components | Brush, Mixing Tray |
| Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Is Waterproof | False |
| Item Form | Powder |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Volume | 140 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 2.46 ounces |
| Item model number | 20808640 |
| Manufacturer | Royal Talens |
| Material | Plastic |
| Package Information | Box |
| Paint Type | Watercolor |
| Part Number | 20808640 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.51 x 3.94 x 1.18 inches |
| Size | 0.04 Ounce (Pack of 1) |
| Special Feature | Washable |
| Special Features | Washable |
| Specific Uses For Product | Interior |
| Style | Half Pan |
| Surface Recommendation | Paper |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Van Gogh
- **Color:** 12 Metallic/Interference (Plastic Pocketbox)
- **Finish Type:** Matte
- **Indoor/Outdoor Usage:** Indoor
- **Item Volume:** 140 Kilograms
- **Paint Type:** Watercolor
- **Size:** 0.04 Ounce (Pack of 1)
- **Special Feature:** Washable
- **Specific Uses For Product:** Interior
- **Surface Recommendation:** Paper

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: are these student or professional grade?**
A: They are student grade, but they are extremely high quality student grade. They are made in the Netherlands by the same company which makes Rembrandt professional grade watercolors. To quote from the Dick Blick site, "Artists who try out Van Gogh products are often surprised that they're considered student grade." I love these paints, and they are affordable.

**Q: Are these watercolors or oil pastels?**
A: It is a set of watercolours - unfortunately sometimes items can get merged in the Amazon catalogue incorrectly when they try to reduce duplicate items! You can always report incorrect information by clicking ' Report incorrect product information' and Amazon should change this based on the information provided. We have just reported this ourselves as well.

**Q: is the product shown what is to be expected?**
A: If you have used Talens Van Gogh watercolor paints, then you know what to expect. I like them. The watercolors are highly pigmented, they re-wet easily, and the colors are super vibrant. This particular set is great to use at the studio. The wooden box is nicely built, and sturdy. The tray that holds the pans can be removed to use on a spare tin, if you have one, and take it on your travels. The mixing palette is made of plastic, which can be easily remove for cleaning, and replaced back. The fasteners keep the palette in place. The brushes are beautiful, a synthetic round 4, and a red sable pointed round 8. There's room in the box to add pencils or more brushes. I'm happy with this set. I'm my opinion is a great value.

**Q: What colors are in this set?**
A: Perm. Lemon Yellow; AZO Yellow Med; Perm. Red Light; Madder Deep Lake; Ultramarine Deep; Cerulean Blue (Thalo); Viridian; Burnt Sienna; Chinese White; Payne's Grey.
They are a good mixing set, and very vibrant.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best paints at a great price
*by P***D on December 16, 2025*

This is my favorite of all of my watercolor palettes. The paints are high quality and so is the included brush. There is ample space for mixing and blending colors. It’s great for traveling and has a nice variety of colors in a compact amount of space.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent quality, one of the best
*by S***5 on August 16, 2019*

Im an experienced watercolorist. I studied art in college, but after years of not painting, I picked it up again. I have tried a large variety of paints from cheap to expensive, from liquid to pans to tubes etc. So far these paints are my favorite. I’ll admit that I stayed away from them because the name is a bit cheesy and I felt like they may be poor quality. I mean who buys paints names after a ridiculously famous artist? It’s like buying a frozen entree named after your favorite chef. You know it’s not going to compare to the real thing. Anyways, after reawakening my love for watercolor I started off with some paints and was not getting good results. I honestly thought it was because I was so out of practice. But I just wasn’t happy with my pieces. The colors seemed too fake, too bright and I couldn’t get a lot of texture and detail. I was having a lot of trouble manipulating the color so I decided to change my paints. I went through 6 other brands of paints and none gave me the results I was looking for until I tried these. To me, the most important thing about WC paints are three things. Transparency, workability (I’ll get more into that later), and color tones. Transparency is a given. Chalky watercolor is just the worst. You’ll never get good results if you cannot easily layer your colors. Workability: now this is where things get tricky. I really like the ability to be able to lift my color off the paper if it does something I don’t like, or to create highlights. I also like the ability for colors to bleed a bit and form natural textures as that’s what makes watercolor unique as a medium. This paint does just that. You can always go back in and rework areas etc. I will warn that the reds do tend to bleed more than the other shades so keep that in mind. Some people don’t like this. Some prefer for the paint to stay put where they left it and like to be able to do washes right over painted areas. With the van gohs, this is difficult. As the paint will react to any moisture it’s introduced to, even once dry. But I like that you can rework areas multiple times. If you like something more stable, try the Windsor newtons. They tend to stay put more; or you can try India inks which are waterproof once dry. The last thing is color shades. I like natural looking colors. Shades that are too bright or almost fluorescent are very off putting to me as your work can end up looking like it was done with crayolas. The shades in this set are great. They are bright, don’t get me wrong, but they are natural looking. The only flaw with this set is a lack of a true violet shade and a good magenta. I do a lot of florals and find that you can’t mix a good purple with the red and blues provided in this set. Nor can you get a good magenta. So you may need to buy a couple of extra tubes in those shades. Other than that, these paints are excellent. Very good quality, fantastic workability and gorgeous, true-to-life colors.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great value for the money.
*by K***. on November 2, 2025*

Wife absolutely loves this set, and for what she does, I believe it. The colors are vibrant and bright, easy to use, water clean up. The quality of this is stunning.

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