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-Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolors are a range of watercolors that are manufactured to our normal high quality standards, but costs are kept affordable by replacing some of the more expensive pigments with less expensive alternatives.

-Each color has good transparency, excellent tinting power and good working properties.

-The Cotman Painting PLUS set is part of our pioneering Cotman PLUS range, offering a selection of innovative and modern watercolor sets for all watercolor artists.

-This stylish set is complete and handy in size, making it suitable for painting in the studio or outdoors.

-This Cotman Pocket PLUS set contains: 24 assorted Cotman Water Color Half Pans and a Cotman Series 111 #3 Brush.

-Typical of all PLUS sets, the Painting PLUS is practical and versatile.

-Features substantial mixing surfaces including a removable clip-on paddle that can be attached to either side of the set to spread mixing and a second internal paddle that can be used on or off the set on a flat surface.

-The inside of the lid can also be used for further mixing when other paddles are removed.

-Winsor & Newton: Cotman Watercolor
Cotman Watercolors are a range of watercolors that are manufactured to our normal high quality standards, but costs are kept affordable by replacing some of the more expensive pigments with less expensive alternatives.

-The range consists of 40 colors that have good transparency, excellent coloring power and good working properties.

-Pigments.
Costs are kept affordable by replacing some of the more expensive pigments with less expensive alternatives.

-Pigments are derived from various sources: some are natural products, in particular earths, e.g. amber, ochres; others come from metal compounds and are sometimes called ‘traditional’ or ‘genuine’, e.g. ultramarine.

-Petroleum distillation produces an ever-increasing range of organic pigments that are often referred to as “modern”.

-Many of the pigments used in Cotman are organic.

-Color range.
The Cotman Water Color range has a more uniform consistency than the Professional Water Color range and this benefits beginners as there is less to learn about each individual pigment.

-The Cotman Water Color range is also related to the Winsor & Newton Professional Water Color range, e.g.

-Burnt Sienna in both ranges has the same shade.

-This allows artists to use colors from both ranges with minimal adjustment of their technique.

-White in the Range.
Traditionally, the white of the paper provides the brightness to the watercolor and can be used as highlights.

-However, some artists use Chinese white to highlight at the end of their painting or to tone down some color mixes.