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DOODLEWASH REVIEW: Metal Travel Palettes

This post is a lot of pictures and links to compare black metal travel palettes, where to find them, and where to find empty watercolor pans that you can fill with your own paints.  My experience is that empty full or half watercolor pans can be hard to come by.  Much of the time, they are sold out.  Shipping can be a lot if all you want is a package or two of empty pans.  Also, they can be expensive, up to $.75 per little plastic pan.   My local art store does not carry half or full pans.  I’ve asked them to, but even they said that they have a hard time finding them.  I will list sites that I’ve had luck with.

These are small medium and large black metal watercolor palettes that half or full pans snap into.  They come with brand names like Schmincke and Lukas.  The medium and large sizes are all are basically the same, but palettes with a name on them cost more.  All come with rings on the bottom to secure them in your hand.

In the picture below, they are open.  I cut out watercolor paper for paint swatches that fits into the lids, which can be removed from the mixing area. The large open palette has the inside railing still in it with the pans snapped in, it’s a generic no-name palette.  The closed Lukas is under it and they are basically the same.

The medium with no pans inside is a no-name . The medium with the pans inside is a Schmincke .  The railing that secured the pans was removed and is sitting below that palette. A lot more pans can fit into it with the railing removed- it lifts right out.  I put a small amount of rubber cement  on the bottom of the pans to secure them in.  Rubber cement is a removable adhesive, inexpensive, easy to use, and works fine.  Many people use small magnets that they adhere to the bottom of the pans. Double sided tape could also be an option, or  Loctite adhesive putty.

The small palette is a Whiskey Painters palette . I like this little palette, but it is expensive, almost $40, plus shipping.   FOME makes one that looks like the same thing, for $26, but they are almost always sold out.  If you see the FOME available and think you might want it- grab it!

Blue Rooster Art Supply  has the most inexpensive metal palettes and empty watercolor pans that I’ve been able to find. Medium size  palette- $13, and twelve empty  half or full pan sets  for $5.   Dick Blick  empty watercolor pans and palettes are considerably more, they are Schmincke brand. People are paying for a name with those, they are no better than a no-name brand- $13 for a no-name palette, or $43 for one that says a name. In the photo below, the generic on the left came from Blue Rooster.

Large-  if the metal rail that the pans are snapped into was removed, many more pans would fit into it. It lifts out easily. Check out Guest Doodlewashers  Scott Torrance’s large metal paint box, and this one of Mutiara Cininta’s filled with little gems.

Medium with and without pan rails.  Guest Doodlewasher Firman Lubis also uses a medium sized palette.

Small – Whiskey Painters .  There is probably a way to tweak this pallet to fit three more pans in over the twelve that I’m showing. Maria Mercedes Trujillo on her blog,  MagaMerlina   has an example of a #imgrc =_” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Winsor & Newton Bijou Box that has been modified to fit more pans.  That palette looks almost exact to the Whiskey Painters.  To my knowledge, the Bijou Boxes are not longer sold by W&N.  This little travel box looks very similar to what Guest Doodlewasher Marion Younan uses in her sketching. Anna Warren uses a Winsor and Newton Cotman Field Box .

This is the small, medium and large stacked on each other.

Jerry’s Artarama  sells the FOME palettes mentioned above and Lukas. They also  have empty watercolor pans .

Wet Paint is also a good site to find supplies, and they usually feature a Schmincke Limited Edition  half pan palette filled with paints for a good price, while it’s in stock.

If you are Europe try Jackson’s Art Supplies . Their empty pan and metal palette prices are good and they have a big variety of art supplies.  I’m not familiar with many stores outside of the US, if you have any you like, please let me know so that I can include the info for other artists.

I don’t have one of these to show, but here is another option for a travel palette-  The Art Toolkit by Maria Coryell-Martin .

Charlie uses the Cheap Joe’s travel palette,  here  and here are his posts on that.

There are many options to purchase ready made palettes as well.  Like the Sennelier Aqua-Mini  and SO many others.  It just depends on what you are looking for, and if you want to add your own paints.  After writing this, I’m even happier with my Grace Art travel set-up that I reviewed last week. -$12 for the palette and 18 replaceable half pans!  Many watercolors brands are also available in prefilled pans that you can just pop into a palette.

Here are some example travel carry set-ups to help generate ideas.

Whiskey Painters palette, spray bottle  to wet paper or paints,   Nalgene bottle  for brush water carry- it’s good to have two of these, Moleskine Pocket watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon fountain pen, and a Pentel Aquash water brush. I prefer Everything Clips for holding down journal pages.

Below are some of the same  items listed above, and also a large Moleskine Art notebook that the small Moleskin is resting on, and a small Leuchtturm 1917 Pocket Sketchbook , Da Vinci Travel brushes , Rosemanry & Co.  Sable Blend Series 401 brush, Raphael Soft Aqua Quill  3/0 (love this brush) and a Lamy Safari fountain pen. The small glass mason jam jar is another option for carrying water.  I got the small eye dropper bottle from my local art store, it’s good for moistening paints.  I put together the little Altoids tin palette and will give tips for making that, and others, in a couple of posts from this one.  I think they are fun to make.

Flying with fountain pens takes some extra care. Goulet Pens has helpful information on flying with them.

Similar set-up with the small and medium palettes. The pencils have these caps on them.

All that stuff pictured just above, fits inside of the  The Lihit Lab Teffa Bag in Bag A5 . Another view of this bag set up is available on the  Grace Art Conversion post.  I also like this inexpensive  Canvas Riggers Bag from Harbor Freight.  The Lihit Teffa bag, water and brushes fit nicely with room left over, and it also fits larger journals.  One other option I like is this Catmacas canvas man bag, it works nicely without the Lihit Teffa bag.

Whew, that was a lot of links and photos!  Thanks for sticking with me if you made it this far :).  I hope none of the links take you anywhere weird, after a while I couldn’t see straight.  A note on what I link to- I am not associated or affiliated with any of the sites, companies, or products that I link to or review. Nor do I receive rebates from the linked sites. If I ever receive a product in exchange for a review, I will make it known. I share this info from my heart with fellow artists, who are out there doing their own explorations and figuring things out as they go.

This is an ongoing series of watercolor and supply reviews.  I’m going to be off sketching for a couple of weeks and will do my best to respond to comments when I return 🙂

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Hi I’m the Doodlewash Supply Blogger and offer reviews of various types of art supplies, watercolors, and helpful tips. I approach artistic expression with a light-hearted point of view. I love to see, and support others opening up to, and embracing their creative process with any medium or creative expression. Follow me on Instagram!

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Thank you for this very extensive review. I loved all the picture samples. Have a great trip, Jessica.

Thanks Sharon, I appreciate your comment!

Excellent information! Thank you for this!

Thank you Merilee, you are welcome! Thank you for your comment 🙂

Awesome review, Jessica. Traveling mercies!

Hi Jaimie! Thank you friend 🙂

Thanks will look things up – I live in Europe, and the only thing I could find was a Schmincke which I thought was very expensive – but in the end I caved in. Enjoy the sketching!

Sometimes things just work out that way, Schmincke is a nice one though. Have you tried Jackson’s Art Supplies? Their prices don’t seem too bad. I’ve even ordered from them, pastels once. I just peeked and a medium metal palette is going for around 14 pounds, and they sell empty half and full pans for a good price. Good luck with your finds. Thank you for your comment!

Thanks for the ideas, I’ll try them!

Wow! This is great information. Thanks for taking the time to gather the information and sharing. I just purchased a small travel watercolor kit and I hope to re-use it. This information gives me the options.

Have a great weekend!

I’m glad that you found it helpful! Us artists have to stick together and help each other out :). I hope you enjoy your new kit! Happy weekend to you!

A timely review, I am looking to make my gear more condensed and portable. Thanks!

Hi Rob, I’m glad it helped! Thanks for your comment. 🙂

Hi, Jessica – Marion, here. Whew, that was a lot of research – well done! Yes, I am using a Whiskey Painters palette and you’re right, it was pricey. I couldn’t find any small empty travel palettes and empty plastic half pans in Canada, and ordered these from Hyatt’s in Buffalo, NY. I don’t know if you’ve found this, but unlike some other small palettes, this palette has some weight to it and stays where you put it (and stays shut). I have a homemade mint tin one that routinely gets blown off tables! Thanks for all your work – loving your reviews and enjoy your sketching time!

Hi Marion! That’s such a good point, the Whisker Painters palette is weighty. I will make note of this issue in the homemade palette post that I have coming out in two Saturdays. It’s all fun and games until your paints blow away! The mystery of empty watercolors pans, why are they so difficult to find? I appreciate your comment and shared observations! Happy sketching to you 🙂

I love this review and the palettes…..so tempting but how many do I need?! Its obvious I need more. Lol. What is there about travel palettes that is so enticing? Have a great time and take pix of you using these palettes. We will miss you.

wow, yes, excellent post! thank you!

jackson’s sells half and full pans on amazon (in the U.S.). i just bought 24 half pans for about $10, including shipping, and i’ve found shipping to be reasonable if you buy directly from the jackson’s website. the frank herring compact palette that they sell looks awesome! just saw that on jane blundell’s blog…

have a great time off sketching, and thanks again… : )

Hi Lynn, that all sounds great! I’ve ordered pastels directly from Jackson’s and it was a good experience. They have a really nice selection of supplies. Thank you for the well wishes and your comment! 🙂

Excellent info, once again! Thanks for all the time you spent putting this post together, Jessica. Enjoy your time sketching!!!

Thank you Carol 🙂 And thanks for your comment! I’m glad that the info is helpful.

So much research! I’m bookmarking this one so I can have as a reference!

Awesome Kari! 🙂

Loving your reviews. Thanks for the info!

Thanks so much Kathy!

Gosh, no wonder you only post once a week! It would have taken me a month to put together a post this detailed and helpful! I’d always been too chicken to do art out in public so had never needed travel sets before but I vow to start doing art when I travel and your posts are invaluable…thanks very much!

Thanks so much Teresa. I’m chuckling a little bit because I wrote four posts in a week! This one and the next three because I will be away. That’s the other reason why I was hoping all the links went to the right places…LOL. I really enjoy doing these and connecting with other artists like you. Your comments of support are very much appreciated! I would love to know if you do any travel sketching :). I’ve met with the local Urban Sketchers where I live only once, but I enjoyed it very much.

You wrote 4 posts?! My goodness…I think you need a vacation after that! I hope your going away is a real vacation. 🙂

You inspired me to dig out and dust off my very old travel box of Sennelier paints, Jessica! It had never been opened. I had to peel all the wrapping off the little paints in their pans. 😀 But I am SO going to bring them with me when I travel in May. You’ve given me such great ideas for portable equipment!

Ooo, that’s just like going shopping! Yay May!

Metal watercolor palettes are soooo expensive, but they are really stylish and functional! Fortunately, I was able to snag a small size metal palette for $3.42 off eBay (with pans included- free shipping)! Sure, it will take a little longer to arrive, but to me that’s worth it if I got a product so cheaply.

That’s so awesome!! And totally worth the wait.

I shouldn’t read reviews like these. My drool list is sooooo long already and I really don’t need any more travel palettes, but….oh….do I want them, lol!

I know, it’s hard to look away. There seems to be more options out there, and nicely prices ones, since I wrote this.

I think the companies have realized there are people obsessed with watercolor palettes and they’ve homed in on us.

Thanks for this post on watercolor pans, it was just the information I was looking for!!

I’m happy that it was helpful!

Great article! I also shop online from a well known art supply store in Spain. Artemiranda they are wonderful just like Jackson’s https://www.artemiranda.com/

7 years late to the party, but thought I’d leave this info in case other people are also linking in to this post. Amazon sells bulk packs of paint pans in all sizes. I buy my full pans from them for my home tin (I use water bottle caps for my deeper travel tin).

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Is This The Perfect Travel Watercolor Palette?

This is a photo of my first ever watercolor palette:

I found this in a tiny art store in my home town of Coventry. It was thanks to this that I first discovered watercolor painting.

(The art shop doesn’t exist anymore… It was in a street called “Spon Street” full of medieval buildings that survived the bombing raids of the 1940’s… I loved going there to buy new pencils and art supplies).

Even though I cherished this little palette, looking back it probably wasn’t the best choice 😕

Today I want to show you what I think is the best travel palette for watercolors… and I’ll explain my reasons why.

Choosing a travel palette for watercolors

The main drawbacks with tiny palettes like the one above are as follows:

• The mixing surface is tiny
• The palette came with a pre-selected choice of paint colors
• It uses tiny half pans that make it difficult to pick up paint.

And all of these limitations can affect the way you paint…

A good palette provides a place to store paints and protect them from dust . It should be practical to use , and have a decent mixing area for making good-sized paint puddles 🙂

I also recommend you buy an empty palette so you can fill it with your own choice of paints . 

And so… This is type of mixing palette I would suggest you use:

This is a Holbein aluminum folding palette

I actually bought this palette a while ago, and then completely forgot about it!

It was only recently when I started thinking about my travel palette setup that I found this in the bottom of a drawer 🙂

I’ll show you how I set this up in a minute, but first let me tell you why I think this is a good choice…

1. You only need a limited color palette

There are lots of different versions of the Holbein palette with different numbers of paint wells. But as you can see, the version that I chose only holds 13 paint colors – which is plenty! 

If you choose your paints correctly you only need a limited range of colors to mix just about any color you want . 

I think using a limited color palette is an advantage – it makes color mixing less confusing and you’ll learn about the properties of your paints quicker…

2. Built in wells vs. pans

You may have noticed that this palette features built-in paint wells rather than the empty compartments or slots designed to hold individual plastic paint pans.

With this design, you don’t need to buy or fill watercolor pans. Instead, you can simply squeeze paint directly from the tube into the wells.

I love this for a couple of reasons!

Firstly, I’m not a fan of watercolor pans! And I find half-pans even worse… They’re just too small to fit a medium-sized brush for picking up paint effectively.

Secondly, filling your own watercolor pans can be tedious! It often requires filling the pans in stages, allowing the paint to dry between layers. The cake of paint contracts as the moisture evaporates and sometimes they end up falling out of the pan!

The ready-to-use paint wells in the Holbein palette avoid these issues. You can squeeze tubes of color directly into the wells and forget about them.

I like quick and simple solutions, so that suits me fine 🙂

Additionally, the wells are open on one side , allowing you to lay your brush in the paint more easily than with a closed pan.

3. Large mixing surface

As you know… watercolor painting relies heavily on the use of water. To work effectively in this medium, you need to create fairly large puddles of paint. If the mixing surface is too small, you can’t mix up a decent quantity of paint, and you’ll be forced to repeatedly remix new puddles.

Another benefit of Holbein-style palettes is its large mixing wells. The mixing surface is generous compared to some other folding palettes. There are 3 good-sized mixing compartments next to the paint wells, and the whole of the lid doubles as a mixing surface 🙂

How to prep a watercolor palette to prevent beading (breaking-in)

I’m going to show you how I set up this new palette. But first…

One of the challenges with new mixing surfaces is something known as “beading” . This is where watercolors form droplets or “beads” instead of spreading out evenly, making it challenging to mix colors properly. The new shiny surface is “hydrophobic” , meaning it repels water.

The Holbein palette is made out of enameled metal, but the same problem occurs with plastic. Over time, palettes will break-in and become less water repellent – but who has the time for that?

The best way to fix this is to rough up the surface beforehand. This can be done using something slightly abrasive like a magic eraser. 

(Some people also use baking soda mixed with a little water, or even toothpaste!)

However, don’t use anything too abrasive like sandpaper – this will create deeper scratches that can cause staining.

Here you can see the difference this makes to the spread of the mixing puddles before after roughing up the surface:

The paint colors in my palette.

The colors I chose for this palette are as follows:

• Paynes gray – Pigment number: Pb29+PBk9
• Burnt umber – Pigment number: PBr7
• Burnt sienna – Pigment number: PBr7
• Quinacridone rose – Pigment number: PV19
• Pyrrol scarlet – Pigment number: PR255
• Raw sienna – Pigment number: PBr7
• Hansa Yellow Deep – Pigment number: PY65
• Lemon yellow – Pigment number: PY175
• Phthalo Green Yellow Shade – Pigment number: PG36
• Cobal Teal Blue – Pigment number: PG50
• Phthalo blue Green Shade – Pigment number: PB15:3
• French ultramarine – Pigment number: PB29
• Ultramarine Violet – Pigment number: PV15

These are all Daniel Smith paints, and with the exception of Payne’s gray they are all single pigment paints.

My objective with this palette was to have a selection of paints that are high in chroma (in other words brightly saturated) and to cover a large range of hues .

You can see on this color map taken from my “Successful Color Mixing” course, these paints give me a good distribution of hues for the whole color spectrum. In other words I can achieve a large “gamut” of mixing possibilities…

These paint choices are an extension of the “split primary palette” (including a warm and cool version of each primary color) and the “secondary palette” (which includes secondary colors like green and purple to expand the chromatic range of the palette).

I’ve also included some convenience neutral hues like grays and browns 

Setting up the travel palette

Like many artists, I arrange my paints in a logical sequence, grouping similar colors together according to the spectrum. 

Most folks refer to this as “ROYGBIV” ! for red – orange – yellow – green – blue – indigo – violet – the acronym for remembering the sequence of hues that make up the color spectrum.

Using the color map as a guide, you can see I started with gray and neutral brown colors then worked my way clockwise around the color circle, pigment by pigment, ending with purple. 

This gives me the following setup:

Now simply squeeze the paints into the palette in the order you want and wait for them to dry 🙂

I find it’s best to leave tube paint to dry because dipping your brush into fresh paint uses a lot of pigment and can be wasteful. They won’t lose any of their properties once dry, and all you need to do is reactivate them with a little water before each painting session…

What’s your preferred palette?

I’m setting up this Holbein aluminum folding palette for travel, but it can easily serve as your home painting palette too!

Here’s why I like this palette so much

• It’s portable! Take it anywhere…or store when not in use.
• No fiddly pans: Fill it with tubes, which I find better value.
• Choose your own colors: Customize your palette with your favorite paints.
• Big mixing surface: Ample space to create large paint puddles.

So what’s your favorite paint palette? Let me know in the comments below 🙂

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Find all your articles so helpful and easy to read. As a beginner THANKYOU for the time you spend helping us on our painting journey 🇦🇺 Cheers Helen

Happy to help Helen 🙂

I appreciate how you explained the advantages of wells over pans, particularly how larger wells allow for more effective use of a medium-sized brush. Your article was thoroughly enjoyable and informative.

I’ve always been dissatisfied with the color sets in premade watercolor pan sets I would buy, so your detailed color palette was incredibly helpful. Next time I visit the art store, I’ll be sure to bring your color list and give it a try. Thank you!

Glad it was useful Enrique!

I began my palette adventure using household crockery. Then on to those plastic circular thingies. I liked them because I could slide into a ZipLock to keep the paints moist, but they didn’t have enough surface to mix on. Now I use a plastic version of your aluminum palette and am content – for now.

That was very educational!! Gotta try Plein air!

Give it a go Penny 🙂

good article!

This was so timely! I just tried to make this decision yesterday. The most important thing you said (for me) is this small palette will allow me to learn the mixing properties of my paints!

I’m off to the art store.

Tgss as nj yoy.

Have fun filling your palette Martha 🙂

Thank you so much for this article. All the information was so helpful. You are such a good teacher!

Thanks Linda 🙂

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• The professional metal watercolor palette features flower watercolor artwork and a cheerful reminder to “make art for joy’s sake”. Unlike any watercolor pan set on the market, our colorful watercolor palette case and rose gold detailing will inspire your future artwork!
• This compact travel watercolor palette features over 30 square inches of color mixing space, The removable paint tray reveals even more mixing space and allows each of the watercolor pans to be removed, reorganized and refilled. Add our watercolor travel set to your watercolor supplies!
• Our watercolor paints is a varied palette of water paints to allow the artist to experiment with endless options as they create. Our custom watercolors range from the more opaque (like gouache) to the most transparent.

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My name is Kristy and I am obsessed with watercolor.

I was put on this earth to help you finally take the leap into giving this watercolor thing a go.

Sure I design products that I like to call "art for joy's sake makers" and I do believe the right tools can make a difference BUT above all I want to be a source of encouragement on this journey.

Why Paintcrush?

I won't ever slap my name on an existing product & pretend it's better. Paintcrush supplies are unlike any on the market. We offer custom paint formulations, unique brush shapes, multi-use packaging design, and exclusive access to impacting art lessons with every item you invest in.

What problem are we solving?

Diving into a new art hobby/journey is often laced with tons of fear...The kind of fear that keeps our the page blank for far too long. Our art supplies are specifically designed to uplift beginners and reenergize experienced painters, making every step easier.

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Kristy is Here for You Every Step of the Creative Way!

Do you need all the things, the perfect supplies, to be "ready" to find some serious joy making art? Absolutely not, but when you feel it's time to build your collection, we're ready too!

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Customers like the quality, compactness, mixing, and texture of the paint. For example, they mention it's well thought out, blends well, and has a smooth texture. Some are happy with ease of use, and color. That said, opinions are mixed on value.

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Customers are satisfied with the color of the paint. They mention that the colors are amazing, pigmented, and easy to re-wet. They also say that the watercolor tin is festive and substantial with a unique selection of sheer colors. Customers also appreciate the paint set's charm and the rose gold inside. They say that it looks great even when they dry.

"...I mean these really look great even when they dry ...." Read more

"...I also hesitated due to mention of dye. But, I liked the size, look of the colors and enjoy Kristy’s channel (especially her attitude about art) so..." Read more

"...Received it promptly and tried them out this morning. The Paint colors are amazing , even ones I did not know if I would use or like...." Read more

"What gorgeous pigments , Kristy!I love the attention to detail...." Read more

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the paint. They mention that the set is lovely, well thought out, and impressed by the smart design. They also love the sheerness, as well as the saturation.

"...paints and these are more like professional paints, in that they are pigminted , bright, and dont lose their vibrancy when it dries...." Read more

"...When it arrived I was immediately impressed by the smart design . There’s tons of mixing space and it’s also super cute. Then I tried the colors. Wow!..." Read more

"Kristi, You've Done GOOD Girlfriend!! This is a beautiful set of paints . Received it promptly and tried them out this morning...." Read more

"What gorgeous pigments, Kristy!I love the attention to detail ...." Read more

Customers find the paint set easy to use. They say it's a pleasure to work with, sparks joy, and is a delight to work. Customers also say the tutorial is super fun.

"I love this color selection, and this set is fun to use . They are creamy, bright and lovely to work with...." Read more

"...This is a beautiful set that truly brings me joy . I can’t recommend it enough. I’ll probably buy a second set to keep in a travel bag...." Read more

"...They are vibrant and deep, easy to work with , great results in painting...." Read more

"...I'm so glad I did. The exercise are easy to follow and sometimes when you're new and need guidance, you just don't feel like watching a YouTube..." Read more

Customers like the texture of the paint. They say it's smooth, creamy, and buttery. Some say the colors are vibrant and the texture spreads beautifully.

"I love this color selection, and this set is fun to use. They are creamy , bright and lovely to work with...." Read more

"...Then I tried the colors. Wow! They are beautiful!! So smooth , vibrant and easy to mix. It’s exceptionally well thought out. I love it!!..." Read more

"These paints are so creamy . They wet easily and aren’t chalky in the least. They are nicely pigmented - a little goes a long way...." Read more

"These paints are so creamy and easy to use. Love the "sweet" color the best!..." Read more

Customers find the paints easy to mix and blend. They also say the colors are random but blend together well. Customers also appreciate the ample mixing areas and the ability to blend on the page.

"...They work well and mix well , great paints in a very pretty palette! Get it, you wont regret it if you love bright colors." Read more

"...There’s tons of mixing space and it’s also super cute. Then I tried the colors. Wow! They are beautiful!! So smooth, vibrant and easy to mix...." Read more

"...They lift well, rewet well and blend beautifully ...." Read more

"...-The color choices are so much fun and create really surprising mixes that will shake up your art practice for sure!..." Read more

Customers find the paint palette compact and easy to use. They also say it's perfect for travel and small but mighty. Some mention that the packaging is well designed and that the palette is the perfect size for plain air.

"...Honduras for weeks adding a few half pans to the center The size is perfect for travel ...." Read more

"...the paint set is charming. Feels smaller than I expected (yes, the measurements are on the site and I have seen the kit in use on Kristy's videos)...." Read more

"I love how small and compact this palette is. The design in the outside is very fun and the packaging comes with a QR code with a free lesson...." Read more

"...It is also a great size to travel with and have lots of versatility." Read more

Customers find the hour-long lesson invaluable, inspiring, and great for any subject. They also appreciate the bonus tutorials and the generous sharing of knowledge from the artist.

"...are affordable, high quality and support an artist who is very generous with her knowledge ." Read more

"...every penny and the owner who created it is a lovely, genuine, heart of gold woman ...." Read more

"...The package it arrives in is durable, and the hour long lesson is invaluable !..." Read more

"...Kristy is so positive and uplifting, a great teacher , and she chose the pans that come with this set herself." Read more

Customers are mixed about the value of the paint. Some mention it's really worth the money, while others say it'd be quite expensive for that.

"...I’ll probably buy a second set to keep in a travel bag. These are affordable , high quality and support an artist who is very generous with her..." Read more

"...They are so so so so SO overpriced for the size of the pallet and what you get I thought these paints were her prized, handmade masterpiece by..." Read more

"...All told, I DO think this set is worth the purchase . I’m not mad at it, and it’s a LOT of fun...." Read more

"...matter, I have to say ALL of Kristy's art supplies & books are worth the investment ." Read more

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Dzerzhinsky in Moscow Oblast Destination Guide Russia

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Dzerzhinsky in Moscow Oblast, Russia

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Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Russia . Last Update: 2024-06-29 08:22:07

Explore Dzerzhinsky

Dzerzhinsky in Moscow Oblast is located in Russia about 13 mi (or 21 km) south-east of Moscow, the country's capital.

Local time in Dzerzhinsky is now 07:46 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Moscow with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 7 airports in the wider vicinity of Dzerzhinsky, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Russia is Bykovo Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Russia is Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye, Moscow, Cheremushki, Ramenskoye and Vostochnoe Degunino. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

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Master Hotel Kotelniky

Address 2,8 mi Novoryazanskoe sh 5a 140053 Kotelniki Russia

Mini-Hotel Komfort

Address 2,4 mi 2-y Pokrovskiy proezd 12 140055 Kotel'niki Russia

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00 Reception Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00 Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

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Ugresha Monastery

Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery is a walled stauropegic Russian Orthodox monastery of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker located in a suburb of Moscow formerly known as Ugreshi and now called Dzerzhinsky. It is the town's main landmark and is featured on the . The monastery is known to have existed as early as 1521, when the Tatar horde of Mehmed I Giray reduced Ugreshi to ashes. The old katholikon of St. Nicholas (later destroyed by the Soviets) was built in the 16th century.

Located at 55.6217, 37.84 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away. Wikipedia Article Russian Orthodox monasteries, Buildings and structures in Moscow Oblast, Christian monasteries established in the 14th century, Museums in Moscow Oblast, Religious museums in Russia, Biographical museums in Russia, Decorative arts museums in Russia

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