Katts Korner by ArtisticKatt on Etsy

We created an Etsy store to specifically provide Daniel Smith Half Pans to Artists -

Why?

Simply put, Daniel Smith has some of the best watercolor paints in the world, but they do not provide them in a half pan size. Additionally, extruded half pans, which is what most manufacturers make, handle differently than hand-poured half pans from a tube. These paints reconstitute beautifully, and are of a wonderful consistency for travel, unlike the poured half pans with honey or sugar in them. Yuck! Talk about a sticky mess.

Consider this, it can take quite a while for you to go through a tube of paint, and while it sits on the shelf, it ages in the tube. Additionally, many of Daniel Smith's paints are quite expensive, making it hard for an artist who loves to experiment with color, as I do, to experience all their different offerings Daniel Smith has (at last count 256 of them). By providing half pans, you can experiment and find your favorites. Just found out you don't like Pyrrol Red? Thank goodness you didn't buy a whole tube of it for $15. (But seriously.. Who doesn't love Pyrrol Red?)

Each pan is meticulously poured and dried. I overfill the pans so that when they dry you can have the fullest pan possible.

All the paints contract when they dry, some more than others. Those dry out in a way that they shrink in size by half. If you are lucky enough to buy one of those special babies, they go through a two-stage process, where after they dry the first time, I add more paint to them and redry. Giving you sometimes twice as much dehydrated paint, ready for your palette, as there was initially wet.

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Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Inspired Colors Set

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Shades of Earth Set

Jean Haines' Master Palette of Daniel Smith's Fine Artist Watercolors in Half Pans

Jane Blundell's Ultimate Mixing Set - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

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Reds and Pinks - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Greens, Teals and Turquoises - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Primateks - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Purples - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Neutrals - Grey, Black, and White - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Yellows and Oranges - - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Blues - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

Earths - Brown and Warm Neutrals - - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured - Already Dried

All DS Half Pan Colors Available - - Daniel Smith Watercolor 5ml Half Pans - Hand Poured

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Primatek Jewels

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Inspired Colors Set

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Shades of Earth Set

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans - Handpoured - Beautiful Blues Set

Great New Greys Palette Set (2019) - Hand Poured Daniel Smith Watercolors Half Pans

Peggy Dean Set - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Daniel Smith Watercolor Paint

Delightful DS 8 New Colors Set (2017) - Hand Poured Daniel Smith Watercolors Half Pans

Courtney Diaz of Little Raven Ink's - Portable Rainbow Set - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

Jane Blundell's Ultimate Mixing Set - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

Perfect Transparent Set - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

Courtney Diaz of Little Raven Ink's - Spring Florals Sampler - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

Jean Haines' Master Palette of Daniel Smith's Fine Artist Watercolors in Half Pans

Jean Haines' All that Shimmers Palette of Daniel Smith's Fine Artist Watercolors in Half Pans

Courtney Diaz of Little Raven Ink's - Soft Focus Sampler - Hand-Poured Half Pans of Fine Art Watercolor Paint by Daniel Smith

Watercolor Palette/Tin -- 12 Empty Half Pan

Watercolor Palette/Tin -- 24 Empty Half Pan

Watercolor Palette/Tin -- 48 Empty Half Pan

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