I am a beginner but I still know the importance of using the highest quality you can afford! You get better results, which is a huge confidence builder. I knew to trust the Winsor & Newton brand, even in these Cotman student quality paints are superb. I have a set of the tubes, but the pans called me because-let's face it...they are easy..just pop it open and go. I bought these more for the ease of traveling to class, or out on the boat. I also wanted full pans -so I could use a larger brush. This set is perfect. It has a nice range of colors - just wish they'd do away with the white and maybe the black in these sets-kind of a waste. My only complaint, a minor one, is that there was no reference chart provided with the set, but that also means you can arrange your pans according to your liking. I ended up making my own, by saving the labels from the individually wrapped pans and taping it on a sheet of paper in the order that I arranged my set.
I am totally pleased with this set and Great Offer Stock shipped it quickly too!