ARTISTRO Metallic Watercolor Paints Set of 18, Palette set Including 12 Metallic Glitter Watercolor and 6 Chameleon Colors. Perfect Travel Watercolor Set for Artists, Amateur Hobbyists and Painting Lovers

I already owned the travel set, and based on it's amazing quality and value, decided to buy the metallic/ chameleon set also. Here is my experience and opinion of both these fine products:1. Travel set: I have a lot of water color sets and options, such that I really try to limit my purchases. But, sometimes a set is so good, especially for a budget friendly price that its worth owning--this is that set. I have not personally found a better performer for the price point!! Especially when I consider that this is a Chinese made art supply!! I'm sure there are better watercolors in the world...but they're all going to come from Europe and Japan, not China. So, those better paints will cost a bit more than this set. This set is literally better quality than many other sets at a similar price from the crafts store. Paint handles like watercolor should! It's not faint, it's not thick and chalky. This is a seriously good set for a beginner or casual hobbyist. Ideal for a teen or college age creative too!The travel set includes a range of standard type watercolors which are well pigmented and do granulate slightly! With cheaper sets like this, I personally expect more variability in the quality of paints (meaning that some will produce a better looking finished product than others with regard to the amount and quality of pigments). With this set, all the standard paints are rich and while there are slight differences between them, they're all useable. Now, this set also contains a few neon colors and metallics. That's where the quality takes a nose dive. Of course neons and metallics are tricky for almost any medium or company-- plenty of companies have a solid line of standard colors, and then somehow fail to produce neons and metallics that compare to the regular line. I have some very inexpensive neon paints that are way more pigmented and produce a better looking color saturation than these neon paints--but they are really chalky, almost like gouache in texture. So, hard for me to say about these...they still handle better than cheaper paints, but they're simply lacking some of the qualities of the standard color range. To me, the metallics are even worse. It's easy to find much better generic metallic paints than what's offered in this set. I notice that there's not a lot of reviews for both sets at once, not a lot of reviews for the metallic set and I feel like there's a reason for that: maybe most people would not buy the stand alone metallic set after sampling what's already included here.Travel set also includes some small watercolor papers, a few tools, and a handy guide with color names. It's very easy to transpose some of these colors when you swatch them out, so double check. One final thing to note: these paints aren't in removable pans. These are like cheaper paints in that they've obviously been made in some other mold, then glued in here. They look almost like they were formed in a long strip then sawed down to these sizes. So there's space between the pat of paint and it's section in this travel palette. That really really affects how these paints perform in way I consider negative. I always mist my paints with water to activate them. That method still helps a bit with this set, but not like it should! Meaning I had to mist the palette at least 6 times when I swatched it out and still yet had to come in and do most of the activation with a very wet brush. That does affect the control of the paints! These paints seem to need more water than what I would expect. It's not an insurmountable issue, and overall, I am very happy with this product, especially for the price. That's just a thing to keep in mind.2. Metallic/ Chameleon set: They were very smart to include swatch sheets of both white watercolor paper and black card stock!! Most of these paints are awful on the white paper, but they really deliver a nice effect over black! Now, there's a ton of overlap between these paints and the metallics included in the travel set. You can compare the names in my photo where I show the Travel set on top (metallics are listed last on that swatch sheet) with the black and white metallic swatch sheets. Some of these, like the purple and green simply shouldn't have been repeated between these sets--theyre not good enough quality to justify them being included in any set that costs more than $5!! Seriously. And while the Gold has the same item name and number, it is invisible on white with this set, yet is plainly visible on white with the Travel set. That might be an issue for some people who specifically need a gold that can deliver.I think the Travel set is all around an excellent set, and I would recommend it strongly. If you don't already have some decent watercolors, then definitely invest in the travel set. The Chameleon set is more of a novelty item. If you're just looking for classic metallic watercolors, or jewel tones...you can honestly find what you're looking for at half the price of this set!! I would offer recommendations, but I think that's outside the scope of this review. This Chameleon set is really just for the person who has money to burn on novelty art supplies...or who is looking for that certain something that isn't readily available. I do give them credit for that-- having colors with a slight iridescent chameleon effect. I bought this set because it's the first I have found that offers that kind of paint. Plus, the travel set is stellar, so I had high expectations. To be fair, the paints in this set aren't too bad. Some of them granulate a bit. They do handle well. They seem like a quality product, it's just that there's numerous good classic metallic sets on the market that offer better color saturation for less money. But still, I don't want to discourage anyone from getting this set!! I am glad I have it. It's well packaged with the same extras as the travel set. The tin has a beautiful iridescent finish, too. I think the Chameleon set is ideal for someone like me who already has several sets of classic metallic watercolors but is looking for a different effect. My actual complaint about this set is that there's a lot of overlap between it and the travel set, so that destroys value for price if you already own the travel set. I wish this set would have only been new, Chameleon tones, with none of the classic metallics.

Definitely beautiful and very versatile! The colors are so vibrant! The metallic and glitter make it so perfect for pretty much any artistic project. The colors are so smooth and very pigmented! The case is very cute and portable. The colors appear different in black color sheet vs white- which is a really cool effect. The size is just perfect for what I need. It’s a great gift or something you can just keep like I did (a Mother’s Day gift to me) from me lol. The blendability works well with other colors , it’s an amazing value for money! I do NOT regret getting this! I just want all them Now! Haha

This is a really nice set. Great variety of colors with some really unique ones, and all inside a wonderful little hinged metal case. Completing the swatches was fun and my wife and I are looking forward to using these together!

I love these watercolors! The size of the carrying case is portable and easy to bring with me wherever I go. The set comes with everything you need so it's very good value for money. The actual watercolors are nice and the coverage you can get is good, but it isn't as pigmented as I'd like. The blending is standard. Ease of use is also standard. Ease of cleaning is okay too, but the glitter does get everywhere.

This travel tin is my new favorite for everyday projects! I LOVE the way the color dissipates and blends. Perfect for washes. It was a pleasant surprise and I had such fun just doing the swatch. Speaking of the swatch, be aware that the shown color and listed color on the transparent insert are not identical. Just keep referring to it as you go, or if it really bothers you, you could use a tweezers to pull each pigment out of its well (it's glued down, but easily lifted)...I'd caution against this though. Your brain will hurt trying to make sure you didn't mix any two colors up in the process. I might be saying this from experience.....Its a fantastic palette.*word to the wise: if you don't want TSA at the airport to pull your carry-on and hold you up (and make you panic like you've done some horrible thing and have no idea what. Ugh) remember to take the water out of the water brush before packing!! Sigh... I almost missed my flight all because they held my bag only to find "some kind of makeup kit" (insert eye roll). I didn't correct them, chastised myself for not emptying the water, and was on my way. My bag was searched on the way home (I checked it this time even!) and the whole tin was BENT in the middle. (For the LOVE.... guess I will not travel with this palette. So, at home in the safety of my living room it shall stay).I had travel insurance and claimed my lovely palette that got bent and mangled, but I have yet to hear back. I had purchased this just a week prior to travel. SELLER: If you see this, is it too late for a replacement?Many thanks and happy painting all!!!

Grand daughter loves this set!

Love love love this set. The wells are small but they LAST.

Purchased for my mom who wanted to expand her paint choices. Great selection.