285610005 Extra Fine Essentials Introductory Watercolor, 6 Tubes, 5ml, Blue/Transparent/Yellow, 0.17 Fl Oz (Pack of 6)

I have always wanted to try these but price kept me away.I wish I had got them sooner. They are truly amazing.They are strong ,vibrant and mix beautifully. They rewet easily and are a joy to work with. They are loaded with pigment and a very little go a long way.

Come on, this is Daniel Smith! The best paints ever! I was just lucky to find the price go down in January 2026. For those new to DS, this 6 paint set is perfect for the basic “Split Primary” for mixing many other colors. To help you, search on YouTube for instructions on how to make your color wheel and how to create your mixing graph so you can keep a record of your secondary or tertiary colors. I recommend using half pans and drying them to help conserve use. You need very little paint to create very intense paint colors.

Wow! I started watercolor with cheaper supplies, both paper and paint. When these arrived, I had to give them a try. The colors are vibrant, rich, but still transparent. Absolutely stunning! Then I used them as I have my others, and the result was a disaster because I used far more paint than needed. This is a "me" problem, not the paint. I will have to play around with these to get a feel for them. I'm so glad I treated myself to these. The color just glides across the page, a little goes a long way, and they mix well, though admittedly I haven't spent more than an hour with them. These are fantastic paints, and though the tubes are tiny, I don't anticipate running out any time soon.

I don't know any artist that doesn't like Daniel Smith watercolor. The price might seem high if you are new to watercolor, but it is well worth the price and because of the high pigmentation it lasts a long time. It only takes a small amount. I use the tube paints after I squeeze them into a palette. I let them dry a couple of days before use. These paints do not require you to spray with water. As soon as you touch the paint pan with the wet brush you are ready to go. I paint a lot. The 15 ml tubes will last a long time. The 5 ml tubes last a long time and perfect for trying out a color. If you are using any of the phthalo colors, you will use less since these are very pigmented and you just need a touch when mixing with another color. Something like an Ultramarine blue and burnt sienna, these colors you would get a lot of use from and a 15 ml tube would be good. If you are just starting to use water color this set is so good because you won't get overwhelmed and you will learn color mixing skills. I would add to this set 2 Earth colors like burnt sienna and raw umber.

The biggest plus for these paints are the amount of pigment you can get with very little work once dried in pans and the range of colors you can get from just these 6. The French ultramarine is granulating which can be good or bad depending on what you like, you can create interesting effects when mixing it with other colors, but you're unlikely to get an even color out of it. Overall, its worth the money. I was expecting to get my mind blown by these paints after using cotmans for a while, but they didn't really deliver that. However, they will certainly last longer than the cotman pans because they take less work to get intense pigment

Small tubes but very rich colored pigment

Love Daniel Smith! The pigment is rich. Blends well to create such nice colors.

This is a perfect started set! Actually, this is a perfect set for forever watercolor painting. It is quality paint and every color can be made from these colors!

Zu Daniel Smith Aquarellfarbe kam ich eher zufällig. Ich suchte eine ganz bestimmte Farbe. Die Begeisterung allerdings war enorm nach dem ersten Arbeiten mit dieser Farbe. Schnell fiel die Entscheidung für dieses Set. Die Farben sind mein absoluter Favorit. Hochpigmentierte Farbe mit Leuchtkraft. Sie verblassen nicht nach dem Trocknen. Die Textur ist brilliant. Klare Kaufempfehlung trotz hohem Preis. Aber: Es lohnt sich, in gute Qualität zu investieren. Vielleicht schaut ihr euch einfach mein Bild an. Ich bin kein Profi, aber ich liebe es, unsere schöne Natur aus der nahen Umgebung zu Papier zu bringen.

Helt underbara akvarellfärger, fint pigment och mycket drygt. Kommer att köpa mer av dem.

Des couleurs primaires chaudes et froides de qualité Daniel Smith, c’est tout ce dont vous aurez besoin pour vous lancer. Sauf si, comme moi, vous êtes une boulimique des couleurs, mais tout le reste, c’est juste pour le plaisir. Amusez-vous bien avec ces superbes teintes !

Alta qualità, alto anche il prezzo ahimè, ma con questi colori sono riuscita a fare un’intera palette da viaggio, 24 colori. Acquistati a 30€, dovessero essere in offerta in futuro li riacquisterò senz’altro

I had been wanting to try Daniel Smith watercolours for a long while as they are used by a lot of the artists that I follow on Instagram and YouTube. This set seemed to be the best value way to do that, plus this was the cheapest price that I could find for them. The box is tiny as are the tubes inside it, but the paint is very highly pigmented and so will go a long way compared to cheaper paints. You get two of each primary colour (one cold, one warm) in a little 5ml tube. Having a limited colour set meant having to relearn some colour theory, but it was possible to get most of the colours that I wanted. Neutrals and skin tones were hardly fairly easily achievabl, but I struggled to get anything convincing for black. The colours themselves are really nice and mix well. They are all transparent or semi transparent and the French ultramarine is granulating, which is a nice effect. Overall I am very pleased with this paint set. It is dear, but the quality of them is readily apparent. I haven't yet had time to compare them fully with my other pro quality watercolour paints, but I will update this review when I have done so. Recommended if you can afford them for such small paint tubes.