QoR Mini Set by GOLDEN — 12 Half Pan Watercolors for Professionals

Refined color, luminous depth

QoR is the only watercolor line built around Aquazol, a specialized binder designed to maximize pigment luminosity and color clarity as it dries. The QoR Mini Set brings together 12 half pans in a balanced mix of primary, secondary, and earth tones, providing a solid foundation for a wide range of techniques and styles.

What makes QoR stand out

• Unique Aquazol binder enhances brightness and transparency without sacrificing handling
• Vibrant hues with the subtlety and flow you expect from watercolor
• Strong, clean mixing colors including Bismuth Vanadate Yellow and Quinacridone Magenta

Palette contents at a glance

The set includes 12 half pans: Bismuth Vanadate Yellow, Nickel Azo Yellow, Transparent Pyrrole Orange, Pyrrole Red Medium, Quinacridone Magenta, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue Green Shade, Sap Green, Paynes Gray, Transparent Brown Oxide, and Burnt Umber Natural. These carefully chosen hues offer versatility for light, midtone, and shadow work, helping you build depth with confidence.

Creative versatility with QoR

QoR integrates with QoR Mediums and Grounds to adjust gloss, flow, and wetting, enabling artists to explore beyond traditional watercolor paper textures and surfaces. The result can support a wide range of mark-making, glazing, and layering effects, from crisp edges to soft washes.

Craft, origin, and value

Made in the USA by an employee-owned company with more than 40 years of experience making paint for professional artists. Global materials are thoughtfully sourced to support consistent color quality and reliable performance across the line.

A practical companion for studios and en plein air

Compact and portable, this set is designed to fit in a small studio setup or a field kit. It provides expressive power for landscapes, botanicals, portraits, and everyday studio work, all while maintaining the quiet clarity that QoR colors are known for. Outcomes depend on technique and surface, but many painters find the palette offers a bright, nuanced foundation for expressive work.