Pelikan Watercolour Paint Box, 12 Shades

This is a more serious step than a school box. The Pelikan Watercolour 12 is aimed at artists, hobby painters and pupils who want finer pigments at a sensible price.

What you get

• Selected, fine-grain quality pigments
• Transparent shades that are easy to dissolve and apply
• Highly light-proof colours
• 12 shades that can be refilled individually
• 2 water containers and a removable mixing tray

Good for

Glazing on dry paper, wet-in-wet on damp paper, and granulating on rough paper with more colour and little water, on special watercolour paper.

Rs. 4,250. See the 24-shade version and other watercolour sets.