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liquid watercolor

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($29.57 avg), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 46Growth 38Conversion 57Competition 34Returns 90Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 17Review moat 60Quality gap 35

Avg price

Incredible$29.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$13.14–$53.61

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good1,113.88

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Okay$249K

$249K/yr · 175K searches

Growth

Okay+10.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay65%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

93%

Open market

5%

  • Colorations45%
  • Nicpro26%
  • S&S Worldwide16%
  • Dr. Ph. Martin's3%
  • Ecoline3%
  • milo2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$25K20%$50K30%$75K40%$100K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KBlack Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color44%

“The colors are incredibly vibrant”

Quality-Overall11%

“Great for crafts”

Paint Quality9%

“The paints were great”

Ease Of Use8%

“Super easy to use”

Value For Money7%

“Reasonable price”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“Easy to clean”

Strength2%

“And it is strong”

Drawing Experience1%

“Definitely one of my favorite art supply purchases lately”

Fun/Entertainment Experience1%

“Ok, these are an absolutely criminal amount of fun”

Spray/Flow1%

“So far, I'm really enjoying experimenting with these liquid watercolors and seeing how they flow and blend”

What buyers complain about

Paint Quality17%

“The issue with tubes is that once you squeeze out the paint”

Color11%

“not at all like a water color”

Leak-Proof9%

“Bottles leak”

Quality-Overall8%

“Poor quality and pigmentation”

Size-Overall3%

“The bottles are large”

Display Colors2%

“the names dont match what the actual color should be”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“It was difficult to maintain consistent washes or softer transitions without fighting the medium”

Value For Money2%

“I expected a bit more considering I spent $41+”

Thickness1%

“Thinner than another brand”

Stain Resistance1%

“they leave intense stains that are extremely difficult to remove”

Top return reasons

Paint Quality39%
Leak-Proof17%
Color13%
Value For Money7%
Size-Overall5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Stain Resistance4%
Functionality-Overall2%
Washability1%
Ease Of Use1%