Marie‘s Watercolor Paint Set of 24 Assorted Colors for Students, Beginners and Painting Lovers, 12 ml/Tube

These Marie paints, if you put them in a tin and let them dry they dry nicely and no cracking. No crumbling. That's a good sign. Amazon has this same watercolor paint set for five dollars cheaper and much faster delivery. I was shopping online at Walmart so I purchased Marie watercolor paint, 18 colors, here, this time, but if the price at Walmart does not lower to match or beat Amazon, I'll buy it at Amazon the next time. I'm usually buying the regular 24 color sets....unless it is very good quality at a great price, like the Camel Camlin extraordinary watercolors from India. Until recently, they were low priced and high quality for a set of 12 huge tubes of absolutely beautiful pigmented paint. It was marked up much higher at Walmart but lower at Amazon, until recently. Now it's much higher for a set of 12 large tubes everywhere. I also use Winsor Newton regularly. It's good paint and usually reasonably priced. I bought this Marie set to tinker and play with several months ago. For the price, at Amazon, it was worth it and the paint quality is very good. I was surprised but it's good quality paint. I need "very good" for my larger or serious paintings I frame and display. These mix nicely. They flow nicely. They are pigment loaded. These are good for a hobby, greeting card paintings, wall hanging and framed paintings not displayed where direct sunlight will beam on it daily --but I often finish my paintings with a coat or two of Krylon Kamar clear Varnish to preserve and protect it, even if on a greeting card. I use to like the richness of very low cost hobby watercolor paint Royal Langnickel but I think they changed their formula over the past 3 years from when I use to use it for hobby and greeting card painting. I also mix a drop of honey in each paint pan, use a toothpick to mix it in, so they don't crack and crumble when they dry in a paint pan, but, I wasn't impressed with the set I recently purchased, so, I'll pass on them in the future....... This, Marie's paints, however, the "Extra Fine" is a very good paint set and good quality for the price. Beautiful colors. These are very good quality watercolor paints at a realistic price. They make beautiful paintings and greeting cards. This is actual watercolor paint. It's beautiful. When you're good, you don't need Daniel Smith to prove it.