Serious watercolor artists, this Daniel Smith Ultimate Mixing Set is pretty much everything you need in one package. You get 15 hand-poured half pans of their professional-grade watercolors - and I mean actually hand poured, which is rare these days and gives you the purest pigment quality. The color selection is genius - it includes Buff Titanium, Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Gold, Pyrrol Scarlet, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue Chromium, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green, Goethite, Burnt Sienna, Indian Red, Raw Umber, and Jane's Grey. These are all single-pigment colors with lightfast ratings of I or II, meaning they won't fade over time. What's really awesome is you also get 15 empty half pans and two plastic travel cases, so you can expand your palette with other Daniel Smith colors or create custom mixes. The pigments re-wet beautifully and have incredible intensity - a little goes a long way. Whether you paint landscapes, botanicals, portraits, or abstracts, this set gives you everything you need to mix any color imaginable. The quality is exactly what you'd expect from Daniel Smith - made in the USA with the highest pigment load possible. If you're ready to upgrade from student-grade paints or want a comprehensive travel set, this is absolutely worth the investment.