TINY Watercolor Palette Review: Worth It or Nah?

Mini art supplies are put to the test! Filling my palette & sharing pros + cons!
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[@Ellary_Rosewood]

This is crazy, my friend literally just gave me this palette yesterday as a birthday present. What are you the chances you'd make a video on this? 🤣

[@artofjesskarp]

Happy birthday! 🎈 everything is connected 😌❣️

[@maryhazlett]

Happy birthday - mine is on Thanksgiving.

[@ALamineoDacin]

My birthday is on the 4th of july

[@Hhisjkiw]

@@ALamineoDacin 4 BIG GUYS GETTING DRUNK ON THE 4TH OF JULY

[@olgapiper3685]

Where did he/she get it ? I want the lil version 😅😅

[@hollyblossomWH]

I have this tiny palette too. To avoid the colours mixing, i put two coats of clear nail polish on the palette before filling in with the paints. ❤

[@charlottesmom]

Good idea! 👍🏻👍🏻 🎨

[@nickorange4881]

you put the nail polish where ?

[@ChantelleArts]

That easel you and your dad made looks so cool! Can’t wait to see how you made it 😍

[@artofjesskarp]

Coming soon! Thanks!

[@michaelpeters8615]

Are you going to be producing the easels sale by chance? Please advise😊

[@Jazmin_Ortega]

The palette looks aesthetically pleasing but I think I'd prefer the Art Toolkit that has interchangeable pans in an even smaller footprint. I'm interested in your opinion on Art Toolkit vs wood.

[@bluwasabi7635]

This!

[@sues5225]

I love m’y arttoolkit!!!

[@reneerobertlancaster8714]

The Art Toolkits are wonderful but very pricey compared to these little wooden palettes ($8 with the 1/2 pans). I give these as gifts filled with hand-milled watercolors as samples. My Demi palette is cute and tiny but cost $30.

[@melissarounds786]

I would *love* to hear more about how you created your Neocolor palette.

[@artofjesskarp]

Ok! Thanks!

[@amandaterrio4823]

Me too!

[@Namoraslife]

Yes, please!

[@AlliListArt]

me too please Jess xxx @@artofjesskarp

[@ImeldaFagin]

Me three

[@reilee6909]

I have been using a similar 15-cell pallete for one year. It has a hinge on the side and I'm sure the halves won't be lost. As for me, this pallete is suitable for 15x15cm sketchbook, bigger sketchbooks become quite challenging. I filled the pallete with basic colors in warm-cool pairs. Sometime I feel like I need some more granulating colors to creat textures, but on the other hand it won't work well in a small sketchbook. This pallete is definitely one of the best art supplies! During the cold season, when urban sketchers have meets inside museums and shopping malls, the minimal painting set helps to do really a lot! And no messiness!

[@mekagooden4915]

I don’t do as much traveling but this would be fun to take with me along to work and just out wherever I do go. Also yes I’m absolutely excited to please have you do an updated version of your travel supplies!

[@MusicLover0430]

Ok… can I just say- I absolutely love the style and coloring of the people you drew (starting at 10:18). It’s so beautiful and aesthetic. I wish I could draw and paint like that 🥺✨🤍

[@DeeFlannery]

Love your channel! You’re an inspiration to artists, everywhere.

[@PaintAndDrawTogether]

I have to agree, they are adorable. Being practical and sufficient for a longer travel is completely another ask 😀 Wishing you a truly wonderful day ahead.

[@jessthehotmess5044]

dude, i LOVE these things. the tiny one is home to my QOR colors plus a white gouache, and the larger one is my travel Holbein gouache palette. they’re so easy to throw into a bag, and sometimes i’ll even paint during class with them 😅 not to mention, you get a ton of comments about how cool and cute they are ❤

[@ohcontraire1915]

YES PLEASE! to a video on your DIY Neocolour II palette! I nnever thought to do that...

[@jillghramm6098]

Intention IS everything! 👍🏼

[@adre5969]

I’m planning a trip to Florida soon and this comes in handy ❤ Thank you so much 😊

[@gilashroot8697]

Yes, I am interested in seeing you swatch and set up your pastel pallet. Such beautiful art. I would love to see your urban sketching experience with these small pallets. Thank you for a great video. Do nit think the magnet will weaken. Enjoy the new palette colors.

[@zornitzapetrova7339]

I have the 15- well one and I just love it. Used it with water brush, sketching anywere.

[@BrainGrills]

Jess! We need a tutorial on that first page u made . Cuz I'm always afraid to start a sketchbook from the first page

[@artofjesskarp]

I have a bunch of my channel that can help you! Check it out :)

[@MarcWindahl]

I have a slightly different one with small hinges instead of magnets to hold together when open. I have used it for a couple of months and LOVE it. My Painting professor ordered one also! It fits in my pocket and I can paint anywhere with a small folding brush and a water brush. I am taking it to Europe next May! I also made an easel like yours in August, but it's a bit bigger. I am going to make a smaller one for my trip where space and weight is a premium. Have fun with yours!

[@eva_unrast]

Oh, how beautiful! I've been using a 15-color hardwood mini palette like this for over a year for my urban sketching sessions and especially for my travel journals, and I wouldn't want to be without it. However, I have filled the pans with gouache, which I use for my pen and ink sketches like watercolor. When the first few cells let the bottom show through, I wash the palette out completely and refill it, the gouache dries a bit crumbly anyway and is not as expensive as good watercolor paint. Recently I've got a 12-color palette of this type, with tiny little cells like yours with 8 pieces, in which I have my narrowest selection of watercolors and the palette is practically always in my pocket. It may be a matter of getting used to it, but I'm actually getting on better with the small gouache palette for my pictures so far.

[@sielsounds]

GIRL! I have been waiting for this review from you!!

[@artofjesskarp]

Here it issssssss

[@AndyMan365]

a thorough review of a great little product.. thank you 👍

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks! I appreciate it

[@kendravanwesemael6863]

This set up made me paint everywhere i go, so yeah it works! 1 thing that made it easier for me is the wooden box with 4 mixing wells. It´s easier to keep the mixing seperate😅

[@artofjesskarp]

Yes! Amazing!! Thank you for sharing :) Hope you enjoyed this one :)

[@PatGentry-hk2om]

Very Well--Done! Just found you, and your inspiration! Thank you!

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

[@berolinastrassmann]

Thanks. I have been on the fence on these. I am super curious about your Neocolor II palette, as they are a ne of my favourite art supplies. Just found your channel...so i am going to explore your back catalogue

[@kanner3831]

Neocolor palette video, yes please!!

[@artofjesskarp]

Ookiiiiiiiiie

[@jixargenal]

yes please! i have a set of 40 and i feel im not using it enough @@artofjesskarp

[@kaas2597]

I have a rectangular one of these (12 wells). I like it a lot, since I always use very small space for mixing, it was not a limiting factor, and I purposely chose one with 3 separate mixing wells to avoid cross contamination and to clean them less often. I chose to put less-lightfast colours in this pallete, since I am not creating any hangable art on location anyway, and I wanted to have an exuse to use them up. Another good point is that you can have multiple palletes like this with different colour combinations, and pick a different one depending on your mood/subject each day. Since they are small and inexpensive, I could set up one for nature and another one for cities. Many possibilities.

[@guardianofkeeps1949]

I bought the 15 pan palette and I'm yet to use it as I'm making a little sketchbook that can fit into my purse so it's all SUPER compact. Probably will use it more for thumbnails and artwork ideas rather than detailed artworks of their own. Your video was super helpful for things to consider and what to watch out for.

[@SarahBurnsStudio]

I got one a similar small (very flat) wooden palette a couple years ago and thought it would be perfect but in reality it warped 😭 probably because I live in such a humid climate and I use it outside It also didn’t hold enough paint for me and the almost non existent mixing space was frustrating. I do think they could be great for certain artists but def not for me sadly 🥲

[@artofjesskarp]

Ooooooh I seee. I can definitely understand that. That’s for watching this one:) Hope all is well!!!

[@nnn7886]

Im going on vacation next month and ive been thinking which art supplies anc colours to take with so your tips definitely helped. Its a hard choice!

[@artofjesskarp]

Yes!! Excellent idea! Let me know which you choose! Thanks for watching

[@jadeaa6385]

I always find thses little palette so cute ! But I didn't buy it for the moment because of the tiny mixing area 😕 But now that I've seen you using it for light washes on sketching, I would maybe try it too👀

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks!! I honestly did not mind it as much as I thought I would. Worth a try!

[@mjpete27]

I used to travel a lot! I took a sheet of watercolor paper I cut it to the size of my travel books and had it laminated and I put one in each of my books! I used the sheet for color mixing and as a blocker for alcohol markers so I did not get any bleed through! Just an idea you can try if you need to spread out like me!

[@jadeaa6385]

@@mjpete27 Oh what a great idea ! Thank you for the tips !

[@ThatPaintingLass]

I’ve been thinking about getting one of these because I have toddlers and I want to be able to paint around them more but can’t risk my whole pallet. I thought even if they swipe a brush over everything it won’t take too long to fix, especially when compared to a full pan 48 set. I’m not huge on water brushes but I definitely want to try it more because the couple of watercolorist that I see using this pallet successfully all use the water brush. Thanks for all the tips I’m excited to try this out soon.

[@yenyandco]

Love the palettes! So cute!

[@artofjesskarp]

Thank you so much!

[@julienotsmith7068]

I think they’re adorable too. My exact word. But I’m one of those who wants forty colors and a square foot of mixing space, so it’s not right for me. But I know some people who do smaller paintings, and these would be perfect for them. To each their own. This looks like something that would work for you. But I really want one. 😁 So cute!

[@nirvanajangid6595]

I am soooo happy u finally posted cause its been so long🎉❤😊

[@artofjesskarp]

Has it been that long? lol thanks!

[@ellengao1729]

aww, I didn't know you were in So Cal . Hope you have had fun here!!!

[@lyssasletters3232]

Cute palettes!❤

[@dexter8018]

these tiny watercolor palettes r so cute

[@MsDianedee]

I just got the larger one and it came with plastic pan inserts so easy to change out colors

[@mohanpoondii1988]

wow 🎉 brilliant girly 🎉🎉 thankyou so much for nice 👍 sharing ❤🎉🎉

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Jess, I am just fascinated with your art and working methods! Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and techniques. I keep a palette of Neocolor II’s and it consists of shavings from when I sharpen up my sticks! I found it from Lindsay Weirich’s channel “The Frugal Crafter” she is just an amazing artist and a truly lovely person, rather like yourself! Please continue to create and share your art journey with us, thank you.

[@edmondbobb-murden2097]

These are ridiculously CUTE!!!!!

[@artofjesskarp]

True! Thank you!

[@YuHekal]

Hi Jess, your videos are amazing! 😻.. I got curious about the sketchbook you’re using for the colours swatches, what is it? 🙈 .. thank you so much for reviewing the palettes 🎨😻

[@Teti_K]

Cool! I have been keeping the tiniest one for a year. I even filmed the filling process but never edited and uploaded 😅 It's great you are giving them a try! (They are just adorable!!!)

[@artofjesskarp]

How are you liking them so far??

[@Teti_K]

@@artofjesskarp I always use only small pallets (8 colors is my main one, others are smaller), that's why for me they are good as I like minimalism and I'm a fan of wooden cozy stuff 😊 I hope to see your next projects with them! BTW, I am delighted (and impressed) that you always reply to everyone's comments! It's a lot of work, and it's very kind of you to show us that our opinion matters for you. Maybe, this is an additional reason that your channel is really popular (not only because of high quality of your art and videos, but also because if your kind and workaholic personality) ❤ I guess you'll not see this my message, but i wanted to leave it here anyway 😁 You are wonderful!

[@joereedsmith1531]

Theres no way if you are studying and learning that the entire class is as good as you are. I think you dont understand how talented you are.

[@sudhalakshmiranganathan756]

Love it jess

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks!

[@brandyrosa]

So cute! Bought one for my friend.

[@artofjesskarp]

Nice! How did you friend like them?

[@brandyrosa]

It's a gift, I'm waiting till her birthday :) @@artofjesskarp

[@anne_creativo]

I would love to hear more about those crushed up neocolor II!😮

[@artofjesskarp]

Oooo okay :)

[@user-qu3ci8tw5k]

Спасибо за видео! У меня есть похожая палитра, и она мне очень нравится! Я брала её с собой в поездку в июне. Эта мини-палитра отлично себя зарекомендовала. Конечно, цвета и их количество ограничены, но для поездки их вполне достаточно. Более того, я так же взяла с собой пенал с другими материалами. Сейчас монтирую видео по ним.😊❤

[@MarcNassif-tb5ib]

Im so happy that your back! And I think you’ve made your videos look like an old tv show😊 the music also fits perfectly. I’ve also been loving to watch your stories in instagram🎉 Very happy that you decided to return Jess! And as a young artist, I’m excited for new videos to inspire my art which I share here and on instagram🫶 Thank you Jess! -Marc nassif, 12 y/o from Lebanon

[@artofjesskarp]

Thank you so much! But I never left! Haha I was just very busy in California doing a live painting demo. I’m glad you like the music and I’m so thankful for your support. Have a great day!

[@MarcNassif-tb5ib]

@@artofjesskarp ohh ok! I hope you’ll have a good day too❤️‍🔥

[@korukiwiarts]

First time I have ever seen watercolours added to a pallet. Very useful

[@artofjesskarp]

Thank you!!!

[@alejandraingrassia300]

Wonderful work ❤❤❤

[@artofjesskarp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@edwinaquintero6700]

I love all ur videos.. Please can u make a video on ur travel supples and where got them. That would be wonderful... ❤️❤️❤️

[@artofjesskarp]

Will do!! Thanks!

[@meusviews]

Thank you 😊

[@susanstrickland6550]

W0uld love to hear about your travel kit. Enjoyed this video very much.😊

[@artofjesskarp]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@magaliblein3527]

I was in California at the same time!! From Montréal-Canada to San Francisco and we travelled by the coast to San Diego. Funny 😊

[@kynaatawan5967]

Could you please do a Christmas theme watercolour cards. Would love to see your take on it.

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks for watching!

[@PepeLePewQTPie]

What a fun video and fun palettes. I wonder if the water will ruin the wood body over time? 🤔

[@hiddentidesgaming]

I think the pans being permanent is both con and pro. It forces you to use up the material inside, and also leaves very little room to lose a full color like you can with the removable pans. I lost my Lemon WN cotman lemon yellow for 5 MONTHS after my cat knocked my palette off my table and pans went flying everywhere!

[@artofjesskarp]

Yess!!! Thanks for watching! And thanks for sharing this :) and oh man!!! That sounds like a fun time 😅😅

[@bluebarker4741]

you should try putting magnets or blue tack on the bottom, you can still remove them from the palette but they will be more stable and stuck together, sometimes pans can rattle around too and this fixes it

[@TheLiznz]

I would love to hear about your current travel kit. I seem to carry far too much so any advice is appreciated.

[@artofjesskarp]

Will do! Thanks so much for watching! its all a learning process on how much to take, its just definitely a puzzle to narrow down

[@Cincelia]

I only use watercolor for quick washes and I only sketch roughly for ideas on the go and then bring the ideas back home where I start to use acrylic for a proper painting, I think for that it would be perfect but I don't think I can use it for a fully finished watercolor painting

[@artofjesskarp]

Great idea! thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@shifasheikh2844]

I am waiting for jesstober release

[@deboraharmstrong3002]

Might be interesting to prepare one of the smaller one for monochrome work ... Like old Sepia tone work?

[@artofjesskarp]

Yes! I defintiely agree!

[@reginabuchel6660]

Where can I get these palettes, please? Thank you this looks great.

[@ABHIGYANDIXIT]

Sweet 😊

[@777ettelwen]

Hi. I was just wondering - is there a difference in performance between dried tube watercolour and using the watercolour that you buy dry in pan? Also is there difference in performance of the tube paint if used wet from tube and if used after drying in pallete like the one in video?

[@alliauyeung3004]

Oh these are so cute! But also seem super gimmicky haha. I just reuse an old eyeshadow palette as my compact travel palette. What do you think of the Hahnemuhle sketchbook? Is the 200gsm enough to actually hold up to watercolor?

[@artofjesskarp]

Ha hah thank you so much! I am liking it so far! I won’t give much details until I have used it for a bit longer :)

[@ItzMeImAlive]

Worth it

[@j.m.hunter6022]

I may have missed it but where do you buy the tiny magnetic watercolor palettes from?

[@AndreeaEremiaArt]

Very interesting video 😊😊😊

[@artofjesskarp]

Thanks!!

[@pernille3841]

Where can I buy this? 😊.

[@artofjesskarp]

Etsy is where I got mine!

[@pernille3841]

@@artofjesskarp Thank you 🙏

[@wynngwynn]

I use the 8 pan one and it was like 4 dollars

[@alejanarrentanz698]

didn´t the gauge leaking in the pallet? it looks like a gap between the two tiles.

[@dekuthecat4125]

I bought the same 15 pot palette from Temu! I just haven't used it yet. I would love to know your experience with them over a bit of time. I'm filling mine today. Also where did you get that Windsor and Newton palette with the little water bottle in it?! I've never seen that. So cool.

[@artofjesskarp]

Thank you!!! Let me know what colors you choose and have fun filling it! It’s a portable palette I’ll try to link it in my description

[@dekuthecat4125]

Thanks so much you are so sweet. As it turns out I have very few tube watercolors so the ones I used are just basic colors. @@artofjesskarp

[@tabbi888]

Just wondering what the creamy white colour was in the smallest palette, I'm super curious about it as I haven't seen a watercolour that tone before? I'd really appreciate the name of it please.

[@joywhitley3141]

I think it's buff titanium. I use the Daniel Smith brand and it's indispensable❤ in my palette.

[@tabbi888]

@joywhitley3141 thank you 😊

[@andrewskitoyukak48]

❤

[@creationslandscapedesigns]

Can you link where are the 15 pan palette is from

[@artofjesskarp]

I got it off of Etsy

[@jenohogan9254]

I might pick these up for my niece. 😀

[@artofjesskarp]

Go for it! Let me know how she likes it~!

[@irinamirskaya9983]

I have a similar 15 color palette, the origilnally invented and made by Go_Draw. It's more expensive, but a much better quality. The magnets holding the two sides are very strong. I had both so I could make a comparison. I was able to change the colors in the wells on mine . When the paint in the well is completely dry, i could use an exacto knife to carefully loosen it and just take the whole watercolor cake out. If it becomes too dry and loosens by itself while you still want to keep it there, just a drop of krazy glue will keep the watercolor cake in place

[@TamaraTemple]

much prettier than my Altoids tin palette

[@suzt7076]

My version of those palettes had tiny little pans, so can be removed

[@sallybanner]

water plus wood equals fall apart

[@aidasoto2936]

Mi trabajo mis ideas mis inventos mis creaciones y lo hicieron con el dinero de mi cuenta....

[@staredsky]

forgot a cons: quiet expensive!!!

[@user-cu9rj5mo4q]

Its not go draw original

[@sarahjohnson2164]

I’m worried about mold. Moisture trapped in a closed porous environment sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen.

[@artofjesskarp]

I didn’t have problems and it seemed to dry immediately!

[@user-cu9rj5mo4q]

Its fake chinise palette!!

[@falcongaming3657]

The palette said "Nah, I'd Win"