Sennelier Aquarelle Artist Quality Watercolour Metal Box 12 Half Pans + 12 Empty Compartments

The roots of Sennelier watercolors are to be found in the Impressionist school. At that time, painters drew their inspiration from nature and set out to reproduce natural light. Watercolor technique offered spontaneity, lightness of touch, fluidity and transparency allowing a quick translation of a particular light, vibration or shape. 

Design your perfect watercolour palette with the Sennelier Artist Quality Watercolour Metal Box – 12 Half Pans. Handcrafted in France with professional-grade pigments and a traditional honey-based binder, this set delivers vibrant, consistent colour and excellent permanence.

The metal box comes pre-filled with 12 carefully selected Sennelier half pans and 12 empty compartments, allowing artists to expand their palette with additional watercolours, custom mixes, or personal favourites. The compact, durable design makes it ideal for studio use or painting on the go.

Perfect for professional artists, hobbyists, and watercolour enthusiasts, this set combines convenience, versatility, and the high-quality performance Sennelier is known for.

Watercolours Made in France using traditional methods

L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced in the same way for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan Gum Arabic as a bonding agent. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades.

The Gum Arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality of application, producing superb washes. Then, this base is mixed with pigments and carefully ground. Sennelier makes sure to wet the pigments in purified water (with no mineral salts) for 24 hours before mixing them in with the bonding agent. This improves the way in which the colours and bonding merge together, in turn bringing out the full beauty of the colours.

Sennelier watercolours are ground in the traditional way using grindstones rotating slowly so as not to heat up the paste. This operation is carried out in several stages until the paste are as fine as possible thus getting rid of any particles which might impair the perfection of the wash.

This exceptional and very high quality watercolour will help you make your works even more powerful due to the liveliness and purity of the hues. The colours mix together perfectly, offering superbly subtle shades. 

Features:

• Watercolour Half Pan Set of 12 colours - Lemon Yellow, French Vermillion, Alizarin Crimson, Carmine, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Deep, Phthalo Blue, Forest Green, Phthalo Green Light, Burnt Sienna, Payne's Grey, and Warm Sepia.

• An increased longevity of colour, radiance and luminosity

• Features a compact and lightweight

• Expand your own palette by adding 12 more pans

• High quality pigments

• Colours blend perfectly together and give beautiful shades

• Perfect for the travelling artist, working plein air or simply as a gift