Airtight Watercolor 18-Well Blue Palette

This is one of the cooler art boxes. I do not use it for watercolors--I use it for gouache. Either way, I like how it seals closed. There is a gasket around the edge and it pretty much keeps liquid from leaking out--so it functions well. There are plenty of wells for various colors of paint, and an extra mixing tray--I never use it, but it is there if I ever run out of space. It is one of the sturdiest palettes you can get and is extremely well made. I like the size. it is light weight, so easy to carry. By the way, this is my second one of these, so I believe, for the price, it is a good investment for what you get.

I love these pallets. They're just the right size to travel with or keep at home. This is the second I've ordered, having the fuscia one already. Was pleasantly surprised to get a sample of the Mission Gold watercolor in Burnt Sienna, 7ml tube. The wells are generous in size, holding about 5ml of paint. They're a kind of rounded square space that's slanted down giving you a little extra "work space" to dab out the color. The rounded shape with the open end is a lot easier on your brushes as well. There are three areas for mixing; where the paints are, the clear plastic removable tray and the underside of the lid. I used that space under the lid for storing the swatch of my current colors. The plastic is very smooth and I'd advise scuffing up the mixing areas so the paint doesn't bead up. They are leak proof, now that means that the colors won't leak outside the pallet and into your bag. What this also mean is that the colors in their little wells, if still wet, can and will run around inside the pallet. So I'd suggest that you put your paints in with enough time for them to "dry" prior to traveling. I use the Mission Gold colors and those don't really dry out. Even after a year and a half in this pallet the majority of them are moist/gel-like to the touch, but they're dry enough that they don't run and are easily re-wet. I've not had any problems with mildew/mold so it may be the quality of the paints used for ppl who have experienced that. These are nice, fairly inexpensive pallets. And seems a cheaper option to buying a pallet with removable pans. Getting ready to buy a third one for a class in taking. I'd recommend any of these in this line.

NOT airtight but it is a very nice case. (I put gouache in my case when it clearly is called a watercolor pallette. So it on me if I am not 5 star happy because I did not follow directions.) It would be ok for watercolors if you just want an 18 color palette. I put a Holbein gouache set in my palette because I thought it would be good for the paint not to dry out. It all dried up solid as rocks and some colors cracked into little pieces. I can rewet it because it is gouache. The case looks sturdy. It is a nice color. It was delivered in great shape. It has a clear flat tray to use to mix paints on. It is a nice size to carry in a bag, but will wet colors run together inside the palette? I do not know and I am not planning to travel with it. It is not tiny but it is flat. I doubt it is watertight because it is not airtight, but I have not tested that.

I'm quite happy with this. The removable clear tray is very convenient and easy to clean after painting. (It looks flimsy in the pictures but it's not, it's sturdy and snaps in nicely. If you snap it in upside-down it creates an extra compartment you can use to hold pencils.) I probably would have preferred a box of about half the size, as this one is a bit long for my taste, but it is reasonable enough to comfortably and easily travel with. It is weirdly heavy though which is annoying from what should be a light piece of plastic. The box is airtight-ISH. It kept even acrylic paint wet for a couple of hours (misted first) which is enough when painting away from home or just taking a break, but if you need to keep your paint wet longer, a ziplock or tupperware is much much better. I probably should have knocked off another star for this but I like it enough despite it. For watercolor, you have to be very careful if you're traveling with wet paint because the colors run everywhere anyway, so I'm not sure how useful the "leakproof" feature really is. The angled wells are nice, and I appreciate that this is shallower than other watercolor palette boxes I've seen. Overall this is nice to have but it's not quite useful enough to wholeheartedly recommend it.

Perfect size for my watercolor paints to travel with. I love the removable inside tray which makes it easy to clean. I also use at my art station in my home. The top closes and opens easily and protects the paint.

Great item, just as described. Great tragsaction!

This Palette will be perfect for my beginning water color practice. It has lots of room for trying out lots of colors. I look forward to using it a lot.

Opens up to two mixing surfaces. Remove the clear insert for a third. Can use with both tube and pan watercolor paint. For pans, just pop the paint out of the pan (need to use new paint pans for this), put a couple drops of water in the paint wells and press the paint cube in. Paint will adhere once dry. Some paints will stain the palette a little. The seal is secure and haven't had any spillage. The wells are deep enough to hold plenty of tube paint or an entire half pan. Can swatch paints on watercolor paper and put behind clear insert for easy reference. Lightweight but sturdy.

Good

Palette étanche ce qui évite aux couleurs de sécher. Assez d'emplacements pour faire les mélanges de couleurs. Je suis parfaitement satisfaite.

This is a very nice watercolour palette. The mixing area is large and it holds a good number of paints, Some palettes sacrifice mixing space for additional wells, but this is more than enough for me. The blue lid is a nice touch too.

Ist sehr gut.

Está muy práctico, el materiale es muy resistente y puedes cerrarlo para evitar derrames y guardar resto de pintura sin que se seque por algunas horas.