When it’s about travelling or working outside the studio place it’s always handy to have a special set of colours. ENL Basic watercolour set contains fifteen essential colours in 2ml pans. I made this set based on my personal experience as well as in accordance with classical art school traditions:
- Hansa Lemon – PY3 ** st
- Primary Yellow – PY154 *** ∆ t
- Carrot Orange – PO5, PY1 ** ∆ t
- Pyrrole Red – PR254 *** ∆ t
- Quinacridone Magenta – PV19, PR122, PW18 ** ∆ t
- Violet – PV19, PB29 *** ∆ t
- Ultramarine – PB29 *** G st
- Phthalomarine – PB15:3, PB29 *** ∆ t
- Emerald Green – PG7, PW18 *** ∆ t
- Sap Green – PG8 ** ∆ t
- Yellow Ochre – PY42-43 *** G st
- Burnt Sienna – PBr7 *** G st
- Red Ochre – PR101 *** G st
- Umber Deep – PBr8 *** G t
- Mars Black – PBk11 *** G t
The set comes with a small tin box that can easily accommodate all the colours. To secure the pans, small round glue pads are provided. Unwrap the paint, adhere a round sticker to the bottom of the pan and insert it into the bottom of the box. Paints fit quite tight, so I’d recommend unwrapping all the colours first and arranging them to find the right position to fit all the colours.
The stickers are removable and reusable, meaning if you want to replace this or that colour with another one, it’s easily doable.
These basic colours can re-create technically all the colours from the spectrum as well as shades. However, every artist is unique and may want to create their own sets. With the purchase of 15 or more paints, we’re giving the case as a gift.
We’re in search of other options for packaging that would be light in weight, plastic-free and not too expensive.
