My 5 Favorite Watercolor Brands For 2024

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I've tried dozens of different watercolor brands over the years. These are my five favorites -- both artist grade and student grade -- as we roll into 2024.
🌿 RECOMMENDED ART SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES
Art Whale Watercolors
--- 24 Half Pans: amzn.to/3Yw9B4w
--- 48 Half Pans: amzn.to/3XPAEGy
(Made in China by a company based in Florida; student grade)
Canson XL Watercolor Paper
--- at Amazon: amzn.to/3NtgePq
--- at Blick: shrsl.com/3uzf8
(FSC Certified; made in the USA; used for all my watercolor swatching)
Da Vinci Watercolors
--- 12 Full Pans: davincipaints.com/da-vincis-w...
--- Open Stock Tubes at Blick: shrsl.com/3ufrq
--- Open Stock Tubes at Da Vinci: davincipaints.com/shop-da-vin...
(Made in California by a small family business; artist quality)
F Club Empty Watercolor Pans
--- full: amzn.to/3H4DcLk
--- half: amzn.to/3Wgj3Gt
Niji by Yasutomo Watercolors
--- 12 Half Pans at Amazon: amzn.to/3LGWLeV
--- 12 Half Pans at Blick: shrsl.com/41qom
--- 24 Half Pans at Amazon: amzn.to/41SOytW
--- 24 Half Pans at Blick: shrsl.com/41qon
(made in China by a company based in California; I prefer the color selection in the 24 set; student grade; extremely transparent)
Schmincke Horadam Watercolors
--- Open Stock Pans at Blick: shrsl.com/4370b
--- Open Stock Tubes at Blick: shrsl.com/4370e
--- Open Stock Pans and Tubes at Jackson's: tidd.ly/3XKR0U6
(made in Germany by a small family business; my favorite artist quality watercolors; I recommend purchasing individual colors rather than ready-made sets)
White Nights Watercolors
--- 35 full pans: amzn.to/3QC9EXu
(made in Russia; newest set with mostly lightfast and transparent colors; artist quality)
🌿 DISCLOSURES
KeyLimeInk is an affiliate of Amazon, Blick, Da Vinci, Etsy, and Jackson's. Art Whale, Da Vinci, Niji, and Schmincke sent samples for review. I purchased White Nights myself.
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🌿 TIME STAMPS
00:00 introduction
00:00 Schmincke Horadam
04:37 White Nights
09:18 Da Vinci
14:01 Art Whale pans
18:28 Yasutomo Niji pans
21:55 comparisons