I've tried a bunch of travel/pocket/compact paletes of watercolor in the last few years and this is so far my favorite. Can't really beat it for the price. The paints are great for student-grade (not to be confused with professional paints, which have much richer pigment, more light-fast and wonderfully transparent) and the palette shape and size is perfect for on-the-go sketching and painting. While these are similar or better to any student-grade paints, they are still inferior to most if not all professional-grade paint, so as long as you're not making professional art to be sold or permanently kept, you'll do great with this. This kit is what I recommend my friends who want to start watercolor to get. The number of different paints you get is plenty, you'll learn better and faster to mix your own colors (and therefore understand how colors behave) in a limited set up like this, without redundant pigments to confuse you.