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Daler Rowney Aquafine Travel Tin Set
These professional watercolour painting sets contains quality Daler Rowney Aquafine colours and a brush, providing everything required to make captivating artwork, no matter where you are.
Here at The PaintBox in Hahndorf, we never like to recommend a product unless we’ve put it through its paces ourselves. Over the past few months, both our shop staff and our regular studio students have been testing the Daler-Rowney Aquafine Travel Sets during our weekly classes and outdoor sketching sessions around the Adelaide Hills.
Whether you are just picking up a brush for the first time or looking for a reliable kit to toss in your bag for a weekend away, these compact palettes have quickly become a studio favourite. Here is what our team and students loved most about them.
What Stood Out in Our Studio Trials
- Instant, Effortless Rewetting. One of the biggest frustrations for beginner watercolourists is having to scrub endlessly at dry, chalky pans. Our students noticed right away that Aquafine pans soften and activate the second a wet brush touches them, making quick colour pickups smooth and easy.
- Bright, Luminous Colours. For a student-grade paint, the pigment payoff is genuinely impressive. The colours are transparent, free-flowing, and blend cleanly on cold-pressed paper without turning muddy.
- Everything You Need in One Case. Our staff loved how practical the case design is for moving between the studio tables and outdoor locations. The lids feature generous built-in mixing wells, the pan trays pop out for easy rinsing, and each set comes tucked with a handy travel brush.
- Room to Grow and Customise. Because the individual half-pans are removable, several of our students have already started rearranging their palettes to suit their personal workflow—and refilling their favourite shades straight from Aquafine tubes.
- Impressive Lightfastness. Nobody wants their hard work to fade in a sketchbook. Most colours in the Aquafine range carry a 3- to 4-star lightfastness rating, giving your finished pieces lasting vibrancy.
A Few Honest Notes From the Team
To give you the full picture from our studio bench, there are two small things to keep in mind. First, because the pans are formulated to be soft and easy to rewet, heavy-handed painters will notice they wear down a little faster than harder, traditional pans. Second, while the included mini brush is great for fine details and quick sketches on the go, you will want to pair the set with a larger mop or round brush back at your desk for big, juicy washes.
Our Verdict
If you are looking for an affordable, fuss-free watercolour set that punches well above its price tag, the Daler-Rowney Aquafine Travel Sets get a big thumbs-up from all of us at The PaintBox. They are forgiving enough for brand-new beginners in our introductory classes, yet vibrant and portable enough for our experienced sketchers heading out into the main street of Hahndorf.
Want to try them out before you buy? Pop into The PaintBox in Hahndorf to browse the different set sizes—from the pocket-sized 10-pan mini kit to the 24-pan studio-ready palette—or ask our staff to show you our studio test swatches!
Daler Rowney Aquafine Travel Tin Set
Sale price$38.70
Regular price$51.60
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Daler Rowney Aquafine Travel Tin Set
Sale price$38.70
Regular price$51.60