Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor, 0.5 oz, Set of 12 (Set 3)

Absolutely beautiful colors, great quality inks for art projects

This is my favorite medium. It is difficult to work with, but the results will have potential buyers gasping and stopping in their tracks. (Personal experience.) Unlike regular watercolors, these sink into the paper and actually dye the fibers as applied, giving your painting a lively luster. The pigment catches the light from multiple angles for deep and complex color transitions. These paints are lightfast, and don’t let the price scare you. Because they’re concentrated, you don’t use more than a few drops at a time. How to use: First, plan. Go from light to dark. Work slowly and build up your layers deliberately, much like you would with any deeply staining watercolor sort of like Schminke. An extra coat of sizing doesn’t hurt, either, if you happen to be like me (see the leaf painting. Only nerds paint like this!) Either way, make sure you use a good 100% cotton rag watercolor paper like Arches or similar. Dispense drops of paint to your palette only as needed, to prevent any clumping. Mix with other media if you like, to add a splash of color. I’ve also used this as under painting for other media, since it doesn’t move once it has cured. I have all the sets. There are 3. I love the range of colors. I noticed that some of the reds and oranges can trend pinkish in certain light. If it bothers me, I add a hint of yellow. Always test your colors in natural light before applying. The colors look different on paper than in your bottles. You will eventually learn your colors, of course, and how each one behaves, just as with any other paint. My background is in comics, advertising, promotional and commercial art. I am now retired, and I use my old tools and paints to paint florals and nature now.

I purchased Sets 2 & 3. They arrived safe and sound. Set 2 was missing one of the colors (Doubled up with another). These Watercolors are not only beautiful but so vivid! They take some time to get used to them but they blend and spread so wonderfully. At any rate I mentioned the Customer service was the BEST EVER well, it is! Hands down the BEST I have dealt with in many years. As I noticed on other reviews there were either duplicates (In my case there were) Or missing, damaged or whatever in a few NOT ALL of the sets. I bought these here on Amazon and I have no clue where they come form or what. Yet when i did my inspection I noticed that I had 2 of the same color and one was missing. I emailed Dr. Ph Martian and explained the issue. As with most emails to a customer service I figured i'd hear from them in a week, a month or never....... Much to my surprise I got a reply in less than 10 minutes, Honest to God! I verified my address and within the hour i had two more emails and I woke to a notice that my "Order" was shipped and issued a tracking number. I was truly amazed that such SERVICE actually existed anymore. If you purchase ANY of Dr. Ph Martian products (And you should) Beware that they have the BEST Customer service in the land! I highly recommend their products and they are beautiful as well. (The "Hydrus" Line are Light fast and of Archival Quality). Such a pleasure in every concern. What great Products and even better Customer Service! Happy Painting,

The colors are so vibrant yet still transparent. I fell in love instantly! They’re just as good when you reread them as they were right out of the bottle. You can do so much with just one drop! I will be buying more sets!

I love this watercolor set and use it in so many ways…as ink for my Calligraphy classes….watercolors are so unique. My only problem is with Amazon….they never issued my refund and I am furious about it. I am an Art teacher and would have encouraged my students to purchase this costly product. Amazon needs to take care of this ASAP.

I love these colors and was anxious to try them in my art practice. I purchased all three sets and glad I did. Vibrant colors with excellent light fastness. A little bit goes a long way! A bit spendy but for me good value for the money and how I use them.

No las conocía, así es que probarlas fue un descubrimiento maravilloso, me encantaron, solo que uno de los frascos venía con muchísimo menos contenido, no se derramó durante el envío, pues tuvieron bastante cuidado en su empaque

Such a good buy. I haven't regretted this purchase at all. The quality of these watercolours is phenomenal, I'd recommend it to any avid traditional artist. It came packaged well, there was no spilling or leakage. It was secured efficiently. It came on time, and all the colours worked wonderful.

The product itself is beautiful. My issue is, when I went back a week later to buy an additional set of colours, the price had jumped by $11 so I found it locally instead.

Beaut colours used for Art work.

Veloce spedizione, ottimi colori. La qualità dei colori è buona. La pigmentazione è alta e i colori hanno una bella corporalità

De très belles couleurs réparties en plusieurs set ( le set 1, le 2 et le 3 ) et bien d autres couleurs visitez leur site pour se faire une bonne idée . Ces couleurs sont très concentrées et se travaillent bien aussi bien dans le sec que dans le mouillé . bonne luminosité , non toxique, et utilisable pour tout niveau de dessin amateur et professionnel ;

I own all 3 sets and I swear by them. Super concentrated they go a long way and are mega vibrant.