Schmincke Watercolors

This past Christmas, I unwrapped a beautiful Schmincke watercolor set.

The colors are so rich and velvety.

I had fun testing them out.

I saved the wrappers from the half pans and then pasted them as reference to my sketchbook:

Here's the outside of the tin:

And here's the Schmincke logo:

Meliora Cogito is a Latin phrase.  It's translated:
"I strive for the best."