Sakura Koi water colour - pocket field sketch box review

Today’s blog is product review of Sakura Koi water colors pocket field sketch box  with 12 half pan water colour. The watercolour set comes in a compact field box with twelve half pan colours especially built in the compact design for easy of carry and use n field. The product is made as much as conveniently for field use. Package comprises of twelve half pan colours cake and one water brush and one sponge. The box measures around 3.5 “ by 4” when closed.

Colours: the colours included in the box are –

1.       Chinese white
2.       Lemon yellow
3.       Permanent yellow deep
4.       Vermillion
5.       Crimson lake
6.       Prussian blue
7.       Cobalt blue
8.       Viridian green
9.       Permanent green pale
10.   Yellow ochre
11.   Light red
12.   Ivory Black

The ultramarine blue is surprisingly missing in the box. Otherwise the colour set more or less completes the basic watercolour painting requirement.

As already said the pans are half meaning they are quite small. For a landing price of 780 INR this seems to be costly. But the colour quality looks good at first use. The look bright and the colours appear as they should.

The box: The box is designed to be used as a mini palate when opened. This is pretty helpful while painting on the go as it do not require an extra palate to be carried. However the space is limited which is quite obvious considering the package size.

The box quality is quite good and material and closure all are neat.

Brush: The box comes with a 4 ml refillable water brush. Minimum assembly is required to get the brush into action. When assembled, the brush size is around 4-5 inch in length and around 1/3^rd inch dia at maximum. Unlike the normal brush for water colour this holds its own water in the refill. The water comes to the brush for painting a wash or so when a light pressure is applied to its water barrel. The flexibility of a set of water colour brush is lost but it is to be kept in mind that the set is made for field use with minimum accessories to be carried and the set fulfills the purpose.

Sponge: A sponge is also included in the box for dabbing if and when required thus avoiding any need to carry any other material along with the box to carry out a painting on the go or in the field.

In conclusion the box is very compact to serve the purpose it is made for and though not as much convenient as a studio set up, it meets the basic purpose of water colouring on the go without need to carry any extra material.