ArtisticKatt
Buyers are raving!
This shop got multiple 5-star reviews in the past 7 days.
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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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Melissa on Apr 3, 2021
5 out of 5 starsWow, I’m really impressed with these half pans! I bought 3 colors and they were all so beautifully poured. I also appreciate the for card sample. I’ll be back for more colors!
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Sylvie on May 5, 2021
5 out of 5 starsPans were filled up right to the top. Excellent client service for my custom order. Quick response time. Very pleasant lady to deal with. Took 2 weeks to get to Canada. And a small gift was included. What a lovely touch. So glad I discovered your boutique. I would recommend it to anyone !!
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Susan on May 2, 2021
5 out of 5 starsFinally I have a palette that fits all of my traditional half pans, and has many good mixing areas. I wasn't expecting it to be so huge. but then it does hold 48 half pans.
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Crystal on Apr 30, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis was great. This shop was the only one who had the Phthalo Blue Turquoise in a half pan. It came in a cute metallic pink envelope and a free sample of the primatec color. Two I plan to buy in the future and a sample the other two I know to stay away from because they would drive me nuts. Shipping was quick after the order so I can play with my new watercolor sooner.
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Veronica on Apr 30, 2021
5 out of 5 starsShandra was so so helpful! I was able to communicate with her through multiple messages to make sure I curated a palette that worked for me and worked together! The amount of colors in her shop is awesome, but overwhelming, so it was awesome to speak with the expert for help determining how to get the most out of the colors I was choosing. She was super involved, asking me questions like "what kind of art do you do?", "what are you looking to get out of these paints?", and more! She was a real pleasure to work with and she definitely knows her stuff!
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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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