From the Manufacturer:
Essentials Set: The DANIEL SMITH Essentials Watercolor Set is just what you need to begin your watercolor journey! Six transparent colors in 5ml tubes were carefully selected to give you a wide range of colors and values. Beginners and professional artists alike will love this set – it’s portable for taking on a plein air excursion, plus it makes a great gift for the artists in your life. With the six colors in the set, you can mix a huge range of hues, such as the secondary oranges, greens and violets. Every color you need to paint landscapes, still life, figurative…whatever you like! Mixing colors is one of the foundations of painting, and we’ve made it easy for you with the DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Essentials Set.
Primatek Set: If granulating texture is what you’re after, you will love this introductory set of six DANIEL SMITH PrimaTek® Watercolors. PrimaTek Watercolors are made with natural minerals mined from around the world. Our mineral pigments were carefully selected to give you a wide range of 36 rich colors and textures you’ll find nowhere else. The name of each color comes from the actual mineral that it’s made from – for example, Amethyst Genuine is finely processed from crushed Amethyst. PrimaTek colors flow beautifully, mix well with other pigments, and most yield magical granulating effects. This set is the perfect size to take along on plein air painting excursions and it makes a great gift for the artists in your life.
Jean Haines Master Artist Set (10-colors): Jean Haines whose lush, expressive paintings are filled with color and movement, has selected a collection of ten DANIEL SMITH Watercolors that will excite and inspire you with her new Jean Haines’ Master Artist Set. Jean is an Internationally renowned watercolorist and author of best-selling books including “Atmospheric Watercolors”. Described as a “breath of fresh air” on the art scene, Jean’s ability to instill enthusiasm and inspirational motivation is captured in her popular DVDs, books and sold out workshops globally. These 10 vivid colors, in 5 ml tubes (both Aussie Red Gold and Imperial Purple are exclusively available in this size for the Jean Haines’ Set) are a great way to discover more exciting DANIEL SMITH Watercolors! The 5 ml tube size makes the set a great value to introduce new colors into your collection.
Jean Haines All That Shimmers Set (6-colors): The new Jean Haines’ All That Shimmers Watercolor Set is a special, 5ml tube collection of six DANIEL SMITH Luminescent (Shimmering) Watercolors selected by Jean Haines that add special reflective depth and color which regular colors cannot. This is a magical set that can add unique shimmer to enhance a diverse variety of subjects from gossamer butterfly wings, dewy florals, to racing horses and jockeys, and so much more!
Mineral Mixing Set: These exciting watercolors, made from minerals mined from around the globe, introduce the range of granulation and color complexity in our PrimaTek line of mineral pigments. Plus you get a sample of Watercolor Ground so you can paint on virtually any surface. Mixing colors is a fundamental painting skill for all artists to maximize the creative options available from your paints. Each set is packed in a handy plastic travel box and includes a color mixing map along with tips and techniques for dealing with water ratios, mixing on your palette vs. on the paper, glazing and more. You will be amazed at how many different colors you can make with a starter set of six!
Essentials Mixing Set: These six colors will mix into an infinite range of new colors by using different combinations and techniques, from bright and juicy secondary tones to a range of grays and neutrals. Plus you get a sample of Watercolor Ground so you can paint on virtually any surface. Mixing colors is a fundamental painting skill for all artists to maximize the creative options available from your paints. Each set is packed in a handy plastic travel box and includes a color mixing map along with tips and techniques for dealing with water ratios, mixing on your palette vs. on the paper, glazing and more. You will be amazed at how many different colors you can make with a starter set of six!