Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Color Pocket Plus Set of 24 Half Pans

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Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colour

Cotman Water Colours are a range of water colours that are made to our normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.

The Cotman Painting PLUS is comprehensive and practical in size, making it suitable for studio or outdoor painting. The Painting PLUS is the ultimate in versatility – it can accommodate both 8 millileters tubes and half pans, using the PLUS cartridge system which offers great pan security and versatility. This set contains: 24 assorted Cotman Water Colour half pans and one Cotman Series 111 No.3 brush.

Pigments

Costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives. Pigments derive from a number of sources: Some are natural products, notably the earths, e.g. umbers, ochres; others come from metal compounds and are sometimes termed ‘traditional’ or ‘genuine’, e.g. ultramarine.

The distillation of petroleum yields an ever widening range of organic pigments which are often termed as ‘modern’. Many of the pigments used in Cotman are organic.

Colour Range

The Cotman Water Colour range has a more uniform consistency than the Professional Water Colour range and this benefits beginners as there is less to learn about each individual pigment. The Cotman Water Colour range also relates to the Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour range, e.g. Burnt Sienna in both ranges has the same hue. This enables artists to use colours from both ranges with minimal adjustment to their technique.

White in the Range

Traditionally the white of the paper provides the brilliance to water colour and can be used as highlights. However, some artists utilize Chinese White for highlights at the end of their painting or in dulling some colour mixtures down.

Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colours are a range of water colours that are made to our high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives
Cotman Water Colours possess good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties
Uses the PLUS cartridge system which offers great pan security and versatility
Formulated to create uniform consistency; the transparent quality of Cotman Watercolours are suitable for artists and new users alike