Camel Artist Watercolour Cakes | 18 Shades | With Brush - Travel Tin Set

A pocket sized artist set for painting anywhere. Camel Artist Watercolour Cakes come in a metal tin with 18 shades and one brush, and each cake is 15.5x15.5x6.5mm. The white lid has three wells for mixing, so all you need to add is water and paper. The shades are named on the pack, from Lemon Yellow and Sap Green to Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Blue.

Specifications

Ideal For

• Sketchbook and travel painters
• Art students
• Outdoor and plein air painting

Perfect for

• Urban and landscape sketching
• Line and wash drawings
• Journal and sketchbook pages
• Small finished paintings
• Painting outdoors from a bag

Compatibility

Works with: watercolour paper, round brushes and a water pot or water brush.

Pairs well with: a watercolour pad for outdoor sessions.

Not suitable for: canvas, fabric or wood; watercolour is made for paper, and it stays water soluble once dry, so the finished painting is not waterproof.

How to Use

1. Add a drop of water to each cake you plan to use.
2. Mix colours in the lid wells.
3. Paint light to dark in thin layers.
4. Leave the tin open until the cakes dry, then close it.

Before You Buy

• Shades come as a fixed assorted set of 18.
• The maker notes that the printed shade swatches are a guide only.

You will Need

• watercolour pads
• round brushes

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• watercolour cakes
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Frequently Asked Questions

What comes in the Camel Artist 18 shade tin?
18 artist watercolour cakes, each 15.5x15.5x6.5mm, and one brush in a metal tin with a mixing lid.

Should I choose the 18, 24 or 48 shade Camel Artist tin?
This tin has 18 cakes and is the most portable. The 24 shade tin adds six more cakes for wider mixing, and the 48 shade tin gives the fullest palette for studio work.

Which paper and brush suit these cakes?
Watercolour paper and a round brush. The brush in the tin is a small round, so add a larger round for washes.

How are cakes different from Camel Artist tubes?
Cakes are dry pans you wet with a brush, so the tin is light and ready anywhere. Tubes hold soft paint you squeeze onto a palette, which gives strong colour faster for large washes. Pick cakes for sketching and travel, tubes for studio work.