A wonderful Cowling & Wilcox exclusive set of 12 artist quality, highly pigmented watercolour paints, ideal for any artist. This well designed, sturdy & reliable metal tin (featuring side palettes that fold out for additional colour-mixing space) is fantastic for travel & working in the field, along with saving space at home or in the studio. Schmincke have a well recorded & regarded history of using superior quality, natural ingredients, all carefully selected each year for use in every formula, in order to maximise optimisation. Not only this, but their tried & tested traditional formulas have been in use since 1881 - formerly used by classic artists such as Emil Nolde & Oskar Kokoschka. Each colour contains the optimal amount of Oxgall, enabling the artist (not the paint!) to decide where the paint should flow moist or stay dry on the surface.