Comparing Travel Watercolor Kits Student (Cotman) vs Professional 

I’m pretty sure the cotman is less lightfast, and has less binder so it can be a tad bit chalkier than the professional version. But I think that’s it, so they’re a really good alternative!

Just thought i would say that these videos are very helpful for tradional artists! i have been looking for a nice cheap watercolour set for forever

Can we just agree to the fact that this man's videos are always so inspiring, helpful and positive? Thank you for your videos. Oh wow... 800+ more people that agree with me... that's nice😃thank youuu!

I have mainly the cotman ones with just a couple of pro ones, and I've noticed it's just easier to get a stronger colour with the pro ones. In other words, it's more pigmented in my experience.

When I saw him take out the middle part I realized my life could’ve been 10x easier

I have the student version because at the time I was travelling a lot and wanted to paint. It's lasted me ages, I think at least a few months now and it's still doing great.

I got given a huge Windsor and newton watercolour pallet a couple years ago. It was used a little bit, but still had so much paint in it my piano teacher (who was about 75-80) gave me it cause she knew I loved art She was amazing at painting and I have fond memories with her

“A little sketch” *redraws the Mona Lisa*

I’m so excited! The first thought I had when you opened up the pro one was “I want that” -Bobby Duke Arts Voice but then you said the price and I was sad then happy again to see the student version! Haha such a rollercoaster!

All my art supplies can be seen here. Hope this helps. www.ssavaart.com/art-supplies-list By the way... this is NOT sponsored. I purchased these to check out myself.

I have a cotman kit from like 10 years ago. I still have it and it still reactivates great! It doesn’t come with a black though. I had to buy a tube. The tubes reactivate great too!

One of my favorite students came to visit me one day somewhere in/after basic training. She was doing so wonderfully well, back to the ol' hometown before being sent to Afghanistan, I believe. The only problem was a distinct lack of art supplies. I had a version of this field case and couldn't think of any better use than to send it with her. I don't know if it would be considered contraband, but she sent me a little sketch of what she saw from her one-person studio. It's a prized possession that reminds me how amazing it is to be a teacher. Being able to help students go out into the world with skills that give them confidence makes me smile every time ☺️

Me who’s name is sienna: WAAAA STOP BURNING ME

Now THIS is the kind of stuff that III WANT to see on you tube

I use a mix of Cotman and professional from them. From the years of using them, I noticed that the professionals are easier to reactivate and have a higher punch of pigment.

“I’m just going to do a little sketch so we have something to paint with.” *Flawlessly draws it*

Thank you so much for sharing this! My fiance loves to paint but it's hard to pack it all up for camping. Her birthday is Monday and this is perfect!

I still use my student W&N travel paints years after graduation. I have to replace the white a lot but they've lasted so well. Mine is a different box than this. Mine is white and I think it might be gouache. I thank my theater rendering teacher to this day ❤️

I’ve been using the Cotmans since I was in college and they’re great. I haven’t seen any fading in my work from back then (graduated in 2016, so it’s been several years and they’ve held up well!)

I use a mix of both the pro paints and student grade paints, some of the cotman ones i think are actually just as pigmented as the pro ones especially the blues. Most of Cotman's blues has the same lightfastness like the pro ones too. I use ultramarine, pthalo blue and orange cotmans in my palette for years now and my artwork still looked like i painted it yesterday :)

"little sketch" it's better than I can do in 7 hours

Thank you a lot for this, I am not an art student...but a hobby artist with equally limited money and I am very grateful that you consider comparing these to your higher quality ones to share with us.

Ink and watercolors paintings look beautiful

I was at a free sale one time, and I found a thing of watercolors, and now I realize they're Windsor and Newton

Thank you so so much for this amazing find I’ve been on the hunt for a watercolor set that will work for travel that’s not insanely priced!! I’m so excited to paint in the woods this summer!!

Watching your videos gave me motivation to take up watercolour again! I forgot how much I missed it.

That wash right at the end is so lovely

Him: Here we have burnt sienna Me who is named sienna:I’m definitely ok 🙂

Thank you, I've been curious about them

I love it. Never heard of it though, thanks for the tip.

I love how excited he is to try the new paints

So... I'm taking up watercolor again. I haven't done it since I was in middle school. When I was a kid, I took some art classes and my teacher taught watercolor and I LOVED it. She was always very complimentary of my work and always told my mom I had the vision and passion for it. But I quit in middle school. IDK, I'm a practical person and I've had a lot of other pursuits in my life. But recently I've been playing around with coloring books and sketching again. And I love it. And I've been missing watercolor. And then I found your videos a while back. Literally, this one is the one the algorithm gave to me, and I've been hooked. And I think I'm gonna order me one of these student travel kits and take up water color again. I miss it so much, and I think it could be a good artistic outlet that I can do again. So thanks for the videos Scott! Your current style is wonderful and has made me see so many possibilities for watercolor I never explored before. Can't wait to create again!

Everyone: **talk about the art** Me: wait this song was the first Georgia productions intro 😧

That’s so cool

He sounds even mor chill than usual in this video. It kinda calming, even compared to regular Scott.

I’ve been wanting to do watercolors for a while now after watching your videos, so this is a great place to start. There are just so many ways to use water color in art that I have felt really inspired

"Burnt Sienna" Hey! Sienna is my name!

The best artist on RU-vid. Hands down learnt so much from u thanks a lot even though I'm not as frequent to draw ur videos really help me thanks man

Wow! Thank you!! I really appreciate this comparison! So much better than endlessly scrolling Amazon reviews! My kids are going to be excited!!!

Thank you I was looking forward to start using some of my art skill and I decided to start with watercolors and I didn’t know what watercolors to get so this helped me so much!! Especially bc I’m a beginner kind of 😅😅

"I'm just gonna do a little sketch" *Proceeds to draw a masterpiece*

“A quick sketch” my guy I can barely draw something like that in 5 days

Your travelling water colour is so cool it as pre-made water holder so cute

This should get a million likes and subscribers

I really recommend you to draw some JoJo’s bizarre adventure art.I would really want to see it.

Hello! Scott sir, I just have a request related to one of your previous videos. Could you please draw Dragon Ball Z's Goku doing Kamehameha. You're awesome 😁👍

I got this kit from your art supply list a few weeks ago! It’s perfect!

I started painting again thanks to finding your videos. I have this 12 x 15 pad and I might by a small one like yours since I do want to do daily paintings to get better. But thank you for inspiring me to create again. :)

I love this guy I want to be like him when I grow up

My art teacher when I'm in the halls making a costume for theatre: oh you poor dissabled thing, here have all the leftover art kits

Got the student version and starting my watercolor journey!

I got the student version! Its so amazing!

“Let me just do a little sketch” *makes the Mona lisa*

Can you pleaseeeee draw me i Luv youre video's you are really my idol tysm for making all those helpful video's 👍😍✨

I ended up buying the student version after watching this video! Truly thank you for the suggestion because it has very quickly become my most used art supply.

"Burnt sienna" "Ms, whered sienna go-??" "Welll, blue she's a color now..

I love seeing your videos everyday!

Every time I see one of your videos I get more drawing motivation

I love mini stuff and i love doing arts and that is just golden to my eyes i definetly want that for christmas

I use Cotman a ton and love it.

I used to have the student version but I recently got the professional version for Christmas and i only use the professional version when I’m happy with what I put in my journal

I bought a smaller cotman kit and fell in love with it. I was actually inspired by you

I don't do art, but i just love watching and listening this guy

I absolutely love Windsor and Newton paints! The watercolours were an obligated tool in art school but of course it was just the student version. Now I reeaaally wanna try the pro version, which I never knew existed!

I got the student field box after I saw this video and I’ve been using it ever since. I love it and would 100% recommend it!

I got one of these yesterday, and so far I like it very much

I have the student set and Iove it! Thanks for comparing it to the pro paints, I would never have known otherwise ❤

I love their paints!

Would love to have this if I could draw😭

okay, a kit at that price may be a game changer for me. i think I'm convinced!

That paint looks like chocolate. And now I want some

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!! i have learned SO MUCH for my art and art materials!! ive been meaning to get a good watercolor set to bring to and from school, because my high school's water colors are all beat up and used. my personal palette rn is crayola, LOL CANT WAIT TO GET THIS!!!

I just got a small Winsor and Newton travel set and I love it.

Those little kits are so cute! 🥹

Okay, this is one of the cutest things I’ve seen!!!!

Every video of yours is a treat to the eyes and informative. Been binge-watching. Thanks for the info, i will definitely look into these as someone on a budget😊

I have this! I actually bought it after seeing this video awhile ago. They’re great! Honestly a really awesome watercolor set whether you’re on the go or at home :)

The lil paints are so cute

im not an artist but ur videos just make me so happy

YOU'RE AT 400K YOU'RE GROWNING SO FAST

The Windsor and Newton Cotman series are the ones I use! I honestly love them, they’re a pretty damn good paint set

This guy is such an inspiration to me

These videos are super crazy helpfull I've learned a lot about sketching by watching these and thought I would give water color a try, I just ordered this set. Thank you

Thank you for this comparison 🤗

I have been woodburining and watercolor painting over my designs. All Free handed. They turn out so cool but I use wc pencils. I'm looking to get a good grade wc kit and this is kick ass information thank you.

That is SO cool!! I love watercolors, but never have I seen these!! I need one. Even though I don’t travel.

I’ve sent this to my brother who does art in university thanks for the great content

I have the student version, really happy with the paints

I LOVE MY COTMAN WATERCOLORS I GOT THEM ON SALE AND THEY'RE STILL MY FAVORITES

I love your optimism :D

I saw this brand in an amazing art shop in holland! If you go outside and look up at the building there is life sized versions of those wooden maniquinns that you can move into different poses

Bought that years ago and i dont paint as often as other folks (i did when i bought it but now i work more in fibers) and i always loved mine!!

Your voice is always so soothing to listen to ^-^

I got the student version. I love it. I've taken to do some painting on my break at work.

I have the cotman watercolors and something I have noticed is that the paints get a muddy texture if you use them a lot, and when you touch it you can kind of move the watercolor around (when it’s dry) I think that’s why it’s more cheap.

IT’S ONLY $25?!!??!? DAMN THATS SO GOOD 💀

I’m a young artist and I use winsor newton cotman watercolours as my everyday paints, in a palette very similar to that one. I’ve never had any issues! They go on smooth, I don’t have any problems with them being cakey, they blend well, all the good stuff! They’re the best watercolours I’ve ever used, and they’ll probably be my go-to for a long time!

That is a great deal! Thanks for sharing!

Im drooling this is amazing!

Now I want one of those