I thought the case containing these paints would be sturdier - it is actually quite fragile plastic, as is the palette, and can't really be used to store the paints as the plastic tray sits in a cardboard tray, in a cardboard packet. I shall have to find a better way to store the tubes and the palette will be quite useless. However the brush is good quality and I have used it and like it a lot. The paints are Cotman water colours which are also good quality. it is just the packaging that makes me say the quality is not good.