Art-n-Fly 72 Set Watercolor Review

Art-n-Fly 72 Set Watercolor Review
When I first saw these watercolors I immediately thought of the Koi watercolors I have had in my stash for years and assumed they were the same...boy was I wrong. Learn about these paints in today's review.
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Details: This set of 72 watercolors runs around $40. It features 72 half pans of watercolor, 2 waterbrushes in a large tin where the lid is white for ample mixing room. there are sponges for cleaning your waterbrushes. The palette is metal with a plastic clasp around all the metal edges for stability and no sharp edges. Paints can be purchased on the ArtnFly website: https://www.artnfly.com/collections/p... or on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2vlRjt4

Pros:
Paints rewet well (in fact I don' recommend preactivating them with water of they can get thick)
Colors are bright and transparent with the exception of the pastel shades.
Large mixing area on the tin lid (paints don't bead up on lid either)
Price: about 55 cents a half pan
These paints mix cleanly (use bright transparent colors for best results)
Wonderful gold and pearl pigments
Strong fluorescent colors.
Super opaque dark clean black

Cons:
Paints activate easily but wear down easily too. I have notable wear on the pans over just a couple uses.
Pastel colors are streaky
some colors are very same-y, There are several similar reds, yellows and blues in this set.
Palette is quite large and thick and may be inconvenient for travel or if you have a small work desk.
If used thickly on watercolor paper you will get a gloss finish, this might be undesirable.

Unique features: These remind me of Gansai paint with their quick activation, creamy consistency, and bright, glossy colors. If you like Gansai Tamby and want smaller pans with a greater variety of colors you will love these.

Bottom line, If you like to pay with watercolor on a variety of surfaces this might be the paint for you. It is acceptable on watercolor paper but if you work in layers you will end up with shiny spots on your work. If you primarily do loose work in one layer these will be great. Like Gansai Tambi these are also good in poorly sized paper like cardstock and rice paper giving you more bang for your buck and versatility. I would use these more for crafting or Sumi-E/Chinese brush style work and use my traditional western watercolor for work on watercolor paper but this is a fun set to experiment with or lend to my kids or any craft friend looking to try watercolors with a very forgiving paint.


Art-n-Fly 72 Set Watercolor Review

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