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Our range of watercolour sets is perfect for artists of all levels, from beginners to professionals. Available in a variety of sizes and formats, they are ideal whether you are working in the studio or painting en plein air when travelling.
Shop classic watercolour sets from A. Gallo, Daniel Smith, Holbein, Roman Szmal, and Schmincke, as well as the popular Japanese watercolour Kuretake Gansai Tambi. Whether you're buying your first watercolour paint set or expanding an existing palette, there's something to suit every artist. For individual colours, shop single tubes and pans of watercolour paint.
Watercolour Sets: Popular Questions from Artists
Whether you're just starting out or expanding your colour palette, Jackson’s offers one of the widest ranges of watercolour sets for every level and budget. Choose from sets of watercolour pans, tubes, or sticks in a variety of colours and formats.
What is a Watercolour Set?
A watercolour set is a collection of watercolour paints in half pan, full pan, or tube formats. Artists' watercolour sets can also contain brushes, palettes, and other sundries. Sets often come in protective metal or plastic cases. Many watercolour sets include integrated mixing palettes.
Watercolour sets are popular with artists because they offer excellent portability for painting on location and come with thoughtfully pre-selected colour palettes that work harmoniously together, eliminating the need to choose individual paints.
‘I would recommend a set of pans for a beginner as they are easier to use, allowing you to apply colour lightly and build it up in layers.
An eight pan set of watercolours is considered small but will offer enough colours to get started painting any subject matter, from still life, landscape, figure paintings or abstract. However most will have 12 or 24 colours.’
- Lisa Takahashi, ‘Watercolour Painting for Beginners’, Jackson’s Art Blog
At Jackson’s, we stock watercolour sets to suit every artist, from student-friendly starter kits to professional watercolour painting sets. With 1000s of five-star reviews and free delivery options, you can rely on fast, reliable service at Jackson’s. Read our reviews →
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