Over the holiday, I was able to snag the Koi Sakura Watercolor Paint (18 count) which includes 18 "fine quality" transparent colors. This set was ordered through Amazon in which the Koi Sakura Watercolor Paint can be found at a lower price at Blick but originally I purchased it at about 50% during the black Friday flash deals.
The Sakura Watercolor Paint (18 count) included in this set are Chinese white, ivory black, Prussian blue, ultra marine, cobalt blue hue, viridian hue, deep green, yellow green, cerulean blue, purple, carmine, vermilion hue, vandyke, burnt sienna, yellow orchard, pale orange, deep yellow and lemon yellow.
I purchased this set because it was a great buy, plus I needed a wide range of colors instead of the basic primary colors. When purchasing this I was not sure if it was student grade, I just did a spur of the moment purchase since I had five minutes to actually put in an order.
I would say that I really did need watercolor paints, but paints that were not student grade thought. Despite the fact that they were student grade I decided to test them out and use them for practice.
After testing them out, I noticed I had to apply many layers to get my desired intensity in color. The paints did say that they are transparent but I still wanted a higher intensity level of color than what the paints were allowing.
Sakura Watercolor Paint Pros: Smooth texture (cream like), Bright, Color range, Color options, Great for practice and Washes, Affordable
Sakura Watercolor Paint Cons: It's transparent and light, Student Grade (so less pigment compared to professional grade paint)
Sakura Watercolor Paint Conclusion: If you are a seasoned painter who loves to incorporate intense colors into your pieces, I would not recommend this set. You can get the desired high color results but it would require more layers of watercolor paint and by then you would use up time and materials achieving those results. Overall, if you are looking for a great practice set of watercolors paints I would recommend this paint set. This is a good practice set or a sketching set of watercolors which provide a wide range of colors at an affordable price.
Purchase the Sakura Koi watercolor set watercolor to create a watercolor outdoors sketch like the one below. Order now and receive free shipping on orders over $99! Have you tried this set yet? If so, share with me your thoughts about this product.
Your Creative blogger and artist,
Laura
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