{"product_id":"rosa-gallery-classic-watercolour-21-full-pans-red","title":"ROSA Gallery Classic Watercolour Set — 21 Full Pans 2.5ml, Red Metal Case, Professional Artist Quality Watercolours, Made in Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf your colours keep turning muddy no matter how carefully you mix them, the paint is usually the problem — not your technique. The \u003cstrong\u003eROSA Gallery Classic Watercolour Set\u003c\/strong\u003e is where a lot of painters stop fighting their materials. Twenty-one artist-quality full pans in a slim red metal case, built for people who paint seriously, whether that's at a studio desk or on a bench in the rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e21 full pans, 2.5ml each\u003c\/strong\u003e — full pans, not half pans. Roughly 55% more paint per colour than the 1.6ml half pans found in most travel sets, and a wider surface that takes a big brush without fighting you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed metal case, 22 × 7.5 × 2.5cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — slim enough for a jacket pocket or the side sleeve of a backpack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo mixing areas\u003c\/strong\u003e built into the lid, in different configurations, so you can keep washes and detail mixes apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinger lock in the base\u003c\/strong\u003e — hold the whole palette in one hand while you paint standing up. This is the detail that makes location work actually possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA free row for 7 extra pans.\u003c\/strong\u003e The case isn't full. You can add your own favourite colours as you develop a personal palette, which very few sets at this price allow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePans lift out\u003c\/strong\u003e for cleaning and rearranging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe 21 colours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCadmium Lemon, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red Light, Carmine, Madder Red, Violet, Olive Green, Green, Emerald Green, Cobalt Blue, Blue, Ultramarine, Indigo, Yellow Ochre, Umber, Burnt Sienna, English Red, Sepia, Neutral Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a working palette, not a novelty assortment. Warm and cool versions of each primary, a proper earth range for landscape and portrait work, and Neutral Black and Sepia for depth — chosen so you can mix almost anything rather than reach for a twenty-second colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy artists keep coming back to ROSA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eROSA is a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of fine art materials with over 26 years in production, and these watercolours were developed in direct collaboration with working professional artists — colours are tested, adjusted on artists' feedback, and only then put into production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural gum arabic binder\u003c\/strong\u003e gives even colour flow and proper adhesion to the paper, with none of the plasticky sheen cheap sets leave behind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-quality organic and inorganic pigments\u003c\/strong\u003e, finely ground, for genuine purity and transparency in every colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh pigment concentration\u003c\/strong\u003e — you get the full range from an airy transparent wash to full opacity out of the same pan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTested for lightfastness\u003c\/strong\u003e, colour by colour, so work you make today still looks right in a decade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRewets instantly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Touch a wet brush to a dried pan and the colour is ready — no scrubbing, no waiting. This matters more than anything else when you're working fast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA high proportion of single-pigment colours\u003c\/strong\u003e across the ROSA range, which is what keeps mixes clean instead of grey.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainters who try these tend to describe the same thing: colours that stay vibrant and true to the pan when dry, and granulating shades that behave beautifully on textured paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it's good for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrban sketching and plein air.\u003c\/strong\u003e The finger lock, the slim profile and the instant rewetting are the three things that decide whether a set gets used outdoors or stays at home. This one gets used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio and botanical work.\u003c\/strong\u003e The earth range and the transparency of the pigments suit careful layered painting as much as loose sketching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStepping up from a student set.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you've been working with a hobby-grade tin and hitting a ceiling, this is the honest next step — professional pigment quality without a professional price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding a custom palette.\u003c\/strong\u003e Those seven empty slots mean the set grows with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA gift for someone who paints\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArt materials are difficult to buy for other people — get the wrong thing and it sits in a drawer. This set is a safe choice for one reason: the colour selection is universal. There's nothing niche or eccentric in it, so it works for a beginner finding their feet and for an experienced painter who wants a portable palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe red case looks like a considered present rather than something grabbed off a shelf, and it arrives ready to use — no extra bits needed beyond a brush, water and paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping and packaging\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDispatched from our base in Staffordshire, UK — no long international waits, no customs charges for UK buyers. Every order is packed carefully so the pans arrive seated and undamaged; we've had more than one customer tell us the packing was better than the courier deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracked UK delivery, with international shipping available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReady to paint properly?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtist-quality pigment, a case built for real use, and 21 colours that actually mix. \u003cstrong\u003eAdd the ROSA Gallery Classic 21 to your basket\u003c\/strong\u003e — and if you want a different size or case colour, browse the rest of our ROSA Gallery range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions we get asked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eAre these full pans or half pans?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eFull pans, 2.5ml each. That's noticeably more paint than the 1.6ml half pans used in most travel tins, and the larger surface is easier to load a big brush from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eIs this suitable for a beginner?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eYes — and arguably better than a student set, because clean, strong pigment removes a lot of early frustration. The 21 colours cover everything a beginner needs without overwhelming choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eCan I add my own colours to the case?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eYes. There's a free row for up to 7 additional full pans, so you can add individual ROSA colours as your palette develops. We stock individual full pans separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eDoes it come with a brush?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eNo brush is included — the case holds paints and mixing areas only. We stock ROSA Stream travel brushes separately, which fold or cap for transport and pair well with this set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n  \u003csummary\u003eHow should I care for the set?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eLet the pans dry fully with the lid open before closing the case, and wipe the mixing areas with a damp cloth. 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