ShinHanProfessional Watercolor Paint 7.5ml Tubes 30 Color Set

I bought these paintsto review on The Frugal Crafter YouTube channel after several viewers asked me to. I was skeptical that paint costing less than $1 a tube would be good but I decided to give them a try anyway. I paid under $26 for the set of 30 colors. I was really impressed with these paints. I painted the leaves and donuts with them as seen on the photos.Pros:PricePigment numbers listed on tubesVibrant colorsPaints dry down well without cracking and falling out in my palette.Paints rewet easily with the touch of a wet brushColors lift easily *they can be good for a beginner but bad for advanced artists working in multiple layers.Cons:Some pigments used are know to be fugitive (PR83, PY1, and one of the violets)Colors are a bit opaque when used at full strength making more than 3 layers of glazes problematic.Because the colors lift well it can make glazing difficult.I would rate these as a high end student paint, more vibrant that Cotman, Van Gogh or Grumbacher Academy but not a true professional artists grade but still, it's a steal of a deal and worth every penny! Happy painting!

I just completed my first painting with this set and I am very satisfied. The colors are vibrant, moves beautifully with water, and can also be applied thick and opaque like gouache. I squeeze out a bit from every tube and let it dry before using. I really enjoyed painting with this, and look forward to many years of use. A little goes a very long way! I bet when my three months old son gets old enough to hold a paint brush he will be using this very set :) Very glad I didn’t shell out three times the money for something with a bigger name - this is more than enough for my daily painting needs.Edit - after a few weeks of using these I am even more amazed. Combined with good paper (Arches) and decent brushes (princeton elite), I am able to paint images I was not able to achieve before. If I had only known that a good set of watercolors would make so much of a difference, I would have never wasted my time with all those cheaper sets. I mean - they’re not even cheaper by much! Actually, some of the inferior stuff is more expensive than these! This set costs less than a set of Sakura koi 48 or a Windsor Newton travel palette, but these colors are infinitely superior in performance. Of course it is because of the way I paint (heavy, heavy washes) that makes them so good. If you were using watercolor like gouache (without heavy washes, on dry paper) then maybe the difference between these and the other student grade stuff won’t be so dramatic.. but if you are truly painting WATER color, and don’t want to spend $15 on a single Daniel Smith, please do yourself a favor and get these. I am enjoying them so much and I can’t stop talking about them to all my artist friends :)Another thing - the way I use them is I get an empty palette with plastic pans, and fill the pans with every color. Then I let them sit for a day or two to dry. Then I paint. I don’t use wet paint out of the tube, because I want to achieve multiple light layers. This also eliminates waste.Edit- I really cannot believe this set is only 25 bucks! Wow!

These watercolors are great!! Espiecally for the price! The colors are nice and vibrant, and there are a lot of options to choose from, if you're not into mixing your own colors. My only complaints are that they are a tad chalky if you don't use much water, and they don't blend as easily as I would like. The substance overall is a little trickier to control than what I am used to. (Although some of these results may be due to the type of watercolor paper I use. ((140LB Strathmore cold press)) And these results are also based on my own personal opinion, so the chalkiness, for instance, may be a consistency you enjoy!) I compared them to my HWC Holbein watercolors– which I find absolutely perfect for my painting style, but they can be a bit pricey. These are very similar, but for an affordable price! If you are a beginner to watercolor, and you want to try out some quality watercolors for an affordable price, then I don't think these Shinhan watercolors will disappoint you!Just a little tip:These tubed watercolor paints can be a bit cumbersome having to constantly open and close while you're painting. You can buy a cheap watercolor pan, (you can get them for about $4 at a craft or drug store) rinse all of the paint patties out, and then put your new tubed watercolors into the clean, empty pan for easy access!

I love this brand! The colors are vibrant and beautiful! The tubes come in pristine condition nicely organized in a felt-lined box. A little goes a long way. I will definitely buy again!

I ordered these because of the reviews and the value. Less than $1 per tube for "professional" watercolor? That's about the price of two tubes of one of the major brands.Pros: These paints are very vibrant and there is a good range of colors. They would be perfect for someone starting out in watercolor who wants to jump in without a huge investment. The colors are beautiful and they are really fun to paint with. They seem to mix well, which is something that some inexpensive paints struggle with. The pigment numbers are listed on the tubes, so it is easy to compare them with other brands.Cons: For the high-level watercolorist, some of these are a little chalky and a number of them are hues, not the actual color, e.g. Cerulean Blue Hue vs. Cerulean Blue. Some of them went on slightly streaky. I'm not sure how the lightfastness would be on some of these. Also, many of them, the binder had separated and I had to remix them.Bottom line: These aren't Daniel Smith or Winsor Newton, but this is still a high quality set at a great price. I would highly recommend it.