Angie’s Picks: Holbein Watercolors
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I think most people know I can never turn down trying new art supplies. And even though I am a die hard fan of our handmade watercolor paints, I love to still try out how watercolors from other brands.
Holbein Watercolors has a long reputation of being one of the best, and I was very lucky to have them send a couple of sets to try out for myself.
Holbein Watercolor Flower Set
It is safe to say that I am a HUGE fan of painting watercolor flowers. So when I saw the words “flower set” on this one, I was pretty dang excited to swatch these lovely colors.
The set includes 5 ml tubes of the following colors:
Trumpet Vine Red (WG502)
Cherry Blossom Pink (WG503)
Jade Vine Blue (WG532)
Clematis Violet (WG541)
Echinops Green Grey (GW563)
The colors are beautiful and RICH in color right out of the tube. The colors are perfect for loose romantic florals. Love them!
And if you are looking for a great set to start off with with the basic colors that every artist would need in their kit, the Holbein Artists’ Watercolors set of 12 is for you!
The colors you will find in this set are:
Crimson Lake (W010)
Vermilion Hue (W019)
Yellow Ochre (W034)
Permanent Yellow Light (W036)
Permanent Green No. 1 (W066)
Viridian Hue (W061)
Cobalt Blue Hue (W091)
Prussian Blue (W097)
Burnt Sienna (W134)
Burnt Umber (W133)
Ivory Black (W138)
Chinese White (W002)
With so many to choose from, Holbein has so many paint hues to choose from! Every single one has intense color payout and is perfect for any artist at any level!
