I am wanting to get into watercolor painting!!! What tools (links are appreciated) do I need to buy? Something that’s good quality but not TOO pricey! Thanks!

Hi everyone. I'm fairly new with watercolor and was thinking of buying individual pans to select the colors for my own palette instead of buying the sets since some of the colors there, I don't gravitate to. Wanted to ask if this should be okay for a 14-color set. Thanks!

Hansa Lemon

Cadmium Yellow Light

Permanent Red

Quinacridone Red / Permanent Rose

Permanent Magenta / Quinacridone Violet

Mineral Violet

Ultramarine Light

Phtalo Blue GS

Hookers Green

Sap Green

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna

Raw Umber

Titanium White

This is my first time posting here. I'm a handmade watercolor paint maker—I usually collect minerals and plants from different regions to create natural, handmade colours as gifts for my watercolorist friend. Since these paints are experimental, I want to include some extra watercolor-related gifts in case my colours aren’t quite up to standard :( I'm not confident at all.

So far, I’ve considered getting a watercolor sketchbook. Based on posts I found, I purchased some Koval sketchbooks. I also got brush-cleaning soap and some dot cards.

However, I’m still debating one gift idea. My friend lives in a very dry climate (which works well for slow-drying paints—she prefers M. Graham over quicker-drying brands like W&N). But sometimes, the dryness is extreme, to the point that it causes cracked skin. I thought about gifting her a high-quality hand cream, but I read that hand creams might not be ideal for watercolorists since residue could transfer onto the cutton paper and cause issues.

Is this concern valid? Would a hand cream still be a good idea, or is there something else you’d recommend as a thoughtful gift for a watercolor artist? These are the ideas I’ve come up with so far, any suggestions would be appreciated <3