
Announcement
Message us for custom order availability. We stock all colors and insure all shipments to you.
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We are the original supplier of Handpoured Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans.
Six years and 20,000+ pans poured, we have developed special ways to provide pans with no bubbles, cracks and packed with more paint than homemade pans, or pans by other Etsy sellers.
Announcement
Message us for custom order availability. We stock all colors and insure all shipments to you.
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We are the original supplier of Handpoured Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans.
Six years and 20,000+ pans poured, we have developed special ways to provide pans with no bubbles, cracks and packed with more paint than homemade pans, or pans by other Etsy sellers.
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Reviews
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swallowtail4 on Feb 7, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe Watercolor Palette/Tin---24 Empty Half Pan container is exactly what I was looking for! It arrived in perfect shape, was packaged well, and arrived in a very short period of time, which I know is a challenge during covid. Thank you for you great products and wonderful service!
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Kathryn on Feb 15, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThanks for a beautifully prepared product. I appreciate the great communication as well.
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Katherine on Feb 12, 2021
5 out of 5 starsOh my ... will you please come fill all the half pans in my palette? I don't know how you do it, but these look factory perfect. Great communication during ordering and received very quickly after the pans were ready. Thank you.
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Janet on Feb 7, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSo happy to be able to try out some DS colors with these convenient half pans. Very positive experience all around...a primatek dot card was sent with my small order...thanks Shandra!
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Molina on Feb 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsA great place into getting your sufficient amount of Daniel Smith paints. With such perfect looking half pans I’ve seen like no other, I almost don’t want to use them. I would recommend this shop to anyone that wants such fine watercolors and good customer service.
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kmoeskau on Feb 4, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLovely pans and fast shipping! So glad I can order my Daniel Smith pans here!
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Nana on Feb 4, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThe watercolor paints are rich and vibrant. Excellent quality. They arrived quickly and although I had an initial question about the format, my questions were answered quickly and thoughtfully and resolved instantly. I highly recommend this site for watercolor needs.
About ArtisticKatt
Why a Katt's Korner / Artistic Katt Etsy Store?
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.
Shop members
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Shandra (Katt)
Creator, Co- Owner, Artist
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Cathy
Designer, Creator, Shipper
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James S.
Co-Owner, Compter Guru
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I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Digital downloads
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get my paints?
**Christmas Update**
All our sets are pre-made for faster shipping. The last day for pre-dried orders for Christmas will be December 11, 2020.
The window for custom orders to be dried and shipped before Christmas has elapsed.
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We are currently converting to pre-dried pans for faster shipping time. All listings in the shop can ship in 3 - 5 days.
Custom Orders (Listings) require a 2-week lead time to dry.
Our drying process is not as simple as pour into a pan and wait. We have a lengthy multi-step process and only so many pans can be filled and monitored a week, and no more.
Where are all the listings?
Katt’s Korner is currently trying a new format. The sets listed are all ready to ship. If you want a custom order, please contact us.
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