The flowers on the box are wild Roses with rose hips :) thanks for the review. Eta: I really like your floral paintings. I would love to see more, if you want to do them that is.
Oh that's cool. Roses here in the Philippines dont have fruits or hips like that. Maybe because we dont have wild roses here. Are those edible? You're welcome Renea. 🙏🎨
@@reneaclark7689 it's amazing cause here we only know rose as an ornamental plant.haha. i also planted roses when we were still in the country. Id love to see your wild roses. You can send images if its ok, in my Instagram : runningarchitographer or to my messenger : Arch Allan Jay Quesada 🌹🌿😍🎨
hahaha. as a person who does both ornamental and vegetable gardening, i really am also interested in botanical painting. but i think my hands are hard and heavy and need loosening. ive always admired botanical painters here on YT with really soft approach and i somewhat wish to do nearly the same at some point.. maybe i shouldn't, but i just wish sometimes. 🎨🙏☺️
thank youu. Working on it actually. was supposed to release the 1st paper review but i think i need to make the review more organized and i think it's also harder to review paper. bit yes, just hold on tight and keep posted. will have them soon. 🙏☺️🎨📃🧻
Wow thank you so much for making these reviews. I just recently found your channel and I am so glad. I find your videos really really helpful for I am a beginner in watercolors and would love to explore it more. I get a lot of insights from a professional's perspective and I am sooo happy and encouraged. The way you review each brand from the packaging, swatching, up until the application and all of that. Though there are some terms that I don't understand but that's okay there's google haha. Also, saying your honest opinions which I really like. It's like having art class 💕 I hope you will keep doing these kind of videos 😁 Thank you so much! More blessings to you! 😊
Hi Rochelle, welcome to my page. :) Im glad to be of help. For as long as I have you guys, supporting my dedication and effort, I will keep this channel going. Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Just continue being inspired and doing art. :) Goodluck on your art journey.
Tbh, I'm flabbergasted when Allan opened the instruction leaflets and it's all written in Japanese xD. Well, I know Holbein is made in Japan, but I thought there'll be some English or other languages in it :)) Thanks for the review! You did a lovely work there. I love your soft bgm too.
Yes, it's so cool they have this set and they have 24 colors. Other brands like MGraham and Daniel Smith also have some thematic sets but they're limited to only 5-10 colors. Yes, this is definitely a must try, or actually a mist have. 😉🙏🎨
Having enjoyed watching quite a few of your reviews, which I find very thorough I subscribed. Your skill and knowledge are impressive spot on with similar channels. If I may ask how you keep your painting so flat and which paper do you use for practice and for commercial painting. Does the Jaohong 10meter rolls compare with premium brands. Thanks for the great service you provide.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for appreciating my work. 🙏 Because of my heavy loads of work, I rarely practice. 😔 I go directly in the paper I want, whcih is Arches. But any watercolor paper I'm asked to paint on, i can adjust. It's just that cotton paper is really a lot more forgiving and makes mixing alot easier. I have the academy and professional of Baohong. Not roll but just pad and I think, they're really good too. If Arches is not anymore available, I can use Baohong. Main difference ive observed so far is that the texture of Arches is still more "natural" and random if that makes sense. In baohong and other brands, i still see or feel that there's this "pattern" to its tooth.
Yeah, there are actually some colors here that couldve been made with 2 pigments max.. i think you'll love the Pure Pigment set of Mission Gold. I might review it before July. 😍🎨🙏
Yep! At first they look similar but don't forget that they're made of different pigments that interact differently with other pigments/colors ^^👌✨ so they could end up making completely different greens and oranges :333
@@AllanJayQuesada I have just watched again. yes. you chose Holbein. I might try Holbein after my Pretty Excellent. Thanks. Your videos are informative and relaxing to watch.
Actually though it call itself botanical set I think this is a pretty decent set with some nice pigment choices. Maybe a few too many pinky purples but the rest are all quite nice.If Holbein do an indanthrene blue thats a nice alternative to Prussian blue. I would jettison the opera and the other fugitive pink purple too, and replace them with something more useful.
@@AllanJayQuesada I was planning to buy it at Artwhale but since it's out of stock I'll probably need to wait for new stocks to come in. The other option is to try to pre-order it from Deovir haha. :)
I’m glad I found your channel. Really helpful and I like your style in your paintings. Are you doing your own lightfast tests with the paints you review?
hi Victoria. thank you for watching my videos. ☺️🙏 yes, im gonna be doing my lightfastness test of all brands i have, hopefully in the beginning of 2021.🙏😉
What paper did you use for your (stunningly beautiful) swatch pages? Also what do you use to draw your black lines, especially the thick black line for checking opaqueness? Thanks so much for sharing your gift
Ang galing mo magpaing kuya idol huhuhu sana maging kasing galing mo rin ako hays 😑 kahit parang yung sample painting mo hindi ko kayang machieve galing pooo 😱😱😱
Naku, madali lang po yan lalo mga samples ko.. try to follow it, part by part. you may also checkout some of my landscape tutorials here. :) Basta paint lang nang paint and be confident. :)
pls review holbein watercolor opaque white vs Holbein Gouache zinc white. I've been scouring the net for a comparison but have not been able to find one. thanks!
Hmm. Sory for my late reply.. but this is interesting.. if i may know, why are you choosing zinc white instead of titanium or the primary white of their gouache? Isnit because zinc white is commonly known to be less opaque than titanium, making it more comparable to watercolor's opaque white..
color selection is really personal. though i would also like to think this set is better than their usual 24 color set.. that set has too many greens and blues and less reds and yellows.. quite not balanced.
@@AllanJayQuesada Since I am currently dabbling in the fashion design field, I paint with a lot of skin tones. The reds and the yellows of this set is beneficial to me and I do not use the greens that often. That is the reason why if I had found this set earlier, I would have gone for this instead of the standard one.
@@AllanJayQuesada at that time, nobody sold them in individual sets so I got the 24 set. Now, I've added more colors to it like sepia, payne's grey (since I figured out that I like using those colors from my white nights set), aureolin, and carmine. Overall, Holbein is one of my favorite paints.
Your reviewing style is very nice - but it seems that in your hands any watercolor brand comes out good :-) May I ask what paper you use for these reviews?
I prefer MGraham for the Pigment load and workability over Holbein. What i do not like about Mraham is that it never dries in pans (atleadt here in Philippines, where it's alwasys humid. But it's ok with me as i used only on studio. 😊🙏
@@AllanJayQuesada Tnx good to know I live in oz so the humidity is not such a problem for me. I take care not to tip my pallet in the field just to be on the safe side. I dont hike as I prefer to drive to my locations I feel safer. M graham is lovely to work with but I am always interested in other brands and opinions.
I wonder how paints react on not so humid places. 😊 Paints are probably safer away from fungi. MGraham is one of the most pigmented paints by microscopic tests so, that alone is a strong point. Other paints that are on par / same goodness as Mgraham or may be better are Daniel Smith, Sennelier, Schmincke, MaimeriBlu, DaVinci, Mission gold and Holbein. 😊🎨
Hi. Both are really great. Holbein is Japan's best, while Sennelier is France's ultimate aquarelle. I think, it all boils down to preference and your location. If you layer alot, Sennelier is best in that. If you're into bright colors and doesn't mind having some premixed pastel colors, then Holbein might work. Personally, i prefer Sennelier.
Did you see the side by side comparison at 2:50? Well, visually, mahirap mamili sa dalawa kasi parang magkasing tingkad sila. Sa dispersion parang mas gusto ko si Mission gold. If icocompare din yung full range ng isat isa, mission gold Pigments has more excitement and strength to offer. They have real cobalt green pigment, real teal, etc where as in Holbein they have it in hues or just a mix of various pigments. It also turns me off that thet have py150 in their color mixes but they dont have it as a single color. Holbein is very well made and is reliable for that. But out of the 108 colors only 21 are excellent in lightfastness.. in Mission Gold, i don't exactly know all the numbers, but they have a solid 50 colors in their line that are single pigment (the source of "pure pigment set") which most colors and pigments are excellent in lightfastness. And since my top priority is the strength of the pigments, I'm choosing Mission Gold.
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada salamat sa enlightenment . Kakabili ko lang ng Holbein to see your point.natry ko na yung mission gold and I found out they are made with honey also?
Question, would you recommend this 24 botanical set or the 30 watercolor set, both from Holbein? I have tried their brand before and I really really like it, but I’m torn between which I want more, I’m more naturally drawn to bright, vibrant colors but I also want to consider having a range of different colors ;v; love from Puerto Rico!!
The 30 colors set has a lot of greens and very few reds. I find this Botanical set more versatile.. my only complaint is the lack of an absolute cool blue in the for of a phtalo. if i were you, id still choose this Botanical Set and just add few more colors that Id need. :)
Hi. It's a Jack Richeson Porcelain palette i bought from a seller in Carousell. There are also ceramic versions of this that work just the same for half the price. But theyre only available overseas.
@@jbabegallo9812 oh sayang. I got two on my Shopee store last month kaso sold out na agad.. but follow me on Shopee nalang if ever we restock. shopee.ph/product/41980518/3634676572?smtt=0.0.9
I havent tested any of my paints lightfastness.. but one good basis is to know about individual color's pigment code. Each pigment code has its own lightfastness tendencies based on various tests such as ASTM. Brand or popularity is not always the basis of lightfastness but the individual pigment used in each color. As per this set of Holbein, most colors are rated as excellent in lightfastness.
hi Rachel. sure! kaso ubos na mga 12colors. have you seen stores with available stocks? great for upgrade tlaga itong Holbein if not white nights or mission gold. 🎨🙏 thanks you po.
Hi, Arch. Allan! I need your suggestion po. Which one should I get the Mijello Mission Gold or the Holbein Watercolors? I currently use shinhan and holbein in micro pans, I am still undecided wether should I get the tubes of holbein or get the Mijello. Because both are good naman po. Thank you!
Hmm. Dati, i prefer Mijello a bit because it has a wider range of single pigment colors. But as time went by, i got to know Holbein a bit better and i was able to choose my own colors from their line. That's the time i started appreciating Holbein na. Since I handpour both brands in pans for my Shopee store, i got to know them even more. Holbein dries better in pans as it has no honey. It also feels that Holbein has a bit heavier pigment load. Mijello on the otherhand takes longer to dry partially, and it loses volume very significantly. Quality wise, i feel like MG colors are somewhat brigher and tiny bit kore transparent in general.. the difference is almost unnoticeable though. Holbein's texture is closer to Daniel Smith (my preferred brand), so i would choose Holbein now. If you are choosing MG, the best choice is the pure pigment set (a collection of single pigment colors). Thats one of the best sets. In Holbein, I'm not really a fan of their sets as i dont like the colors they put. Hehe. Better choose your own colors. But if you like painting botanicals, this set that i reviewed is not bad at all. ☺️
I do not know the exact names ng every color, but what im more sure is the pigment codes of the Primaries. PB15:3 (usually Phthalo Blue- Green Shade), PY154 (Imidazolone Yellow) and PR122 (Quinacridone Magenta) pwede rin PV19 (Quinacridone Red) 😉 The Yellows are not limited to PY154. Medyo maraming choices. Pero sa Blue and Red. Its almost only the family of PB15 and PR122 and PV19.
@@sophiam.145 Naku. If there are positive reviews, better decide quicker. Mabilis maubos ang items lately. Hehe. Here's a trusted seller of it: shopee.ph/product/54006509/2849524936?smtt=0.0.9
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada Hala this is what I’ve been eyeing po! Haha I’m contemplating on buying yung nireview niyo po recently from shopee or this Giorgione one. Is this also the Giorgione set you ordered? Thank you!
@@sophiam.145 Yes, that Giorgionee on the link is what i ordered. If you'll need to choose.. this is the ranking: 1. Sonnet (or white nights if possible) 2. Pretty Excellent 3. Giorgione
hahaha. it was an adult coloring book and I wasn't happy with how it turned out. not as planned. i wanted it to look softer but my hands seemed to be not cooperating. tip for both of us: let's not stop painting till we achieve the outcome that we love, g? 😉🎨🙏
@@EarlsArt jusko. So kailangan ibenta ko siya ng 200 or 500 para maka discount ka sa shipping? Hahahha. Kasi kung hindj, 200 ang shipping non. Kikita pa si shopee satin. Oi after 2 mos, makaka 100usd ka na. Makaka withdraw ka narin. Hahaha. Lumuwas ka rito. Haha
@@AllanJayQuesada beke nemen sir, deretso ship mo na sa bahay namin HAHAHAHHA jk paimportante amp hahaha, nako sir alaws pa yung pin, naiinip nako, 99+ na nasa cart q HAHAHAHA
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada I have seen botanical sets that contain no greens at all! Mainly because a lot of greens are mixes anyway, and most botanical artists prefer to mix their own as the synthetic green pigments are often very bright artificial looking greens. IMO viridian has limited use in botanical painting and a simulation can easily be mixed with a bluegreen pthalo and some yellow. A green gold is always useful, a touch of many blues will give a credible olive shade. A very overlooked pigment is chromium oxide as it is very opaque and fairly ugly on its own or undiluted, but in mixes with chinese/zinc white, naples yellow, or any warm yellow, even a touch of quin gold, and diluted gives a great range of very natural greens. As a secondary range of colour, like purples and oranges, greens need to be mixed and experimented with, few really good greens exist as single pigments. I like irgazine yellow as a basis for green gold and olive, PG7 is a lovely deep dark green. The pthalos need to be used with caution! If you just want greens that reflect non-botanical objects, say a green fence, or a car, then use the bright greens, otherwise mix your own.
@@lindyashford7744 I certainly agree on everything you mentioned. I myself didnt choose a green in my sample painting in this review.. My personal Daniel Smith Palette doesnt also have a 'green' mixture, as i featured on my pre-spain tour palette video. I only have Perylene Green and Serpentine Genuine (because i love the two tone color). I think viridian will be good for cool surrounding touches say on pond reflections. Im afraid pthalos can be hard to handle as they're kind of strong. I love chromium green oxide too because it's natural, but can be tricky to some. Though i would always personally choose Perylene Green as a single pigment "green" though jts a pbk31 as it mixes well with py129 or py150 for natural green color that i love. But pbk31 may be too deep for some. . ☺️🎨
So basically mga colors lang sya na set-up para sa mga artists na mahilig sa mga bulaklak at halaman... Kelan kaya magkakaroon ng set para sa Street scenes hehehe
Sir nakalimutan mo na ba ung Cityscape Set ng MGraham? Hehe. Pero bitin parin for me yung selection of of 5 colors. www.artnebulaph.com/collections/m-graham-artist-watercolor-paints/products/m-graham-5-color-watercolor-tube-cityscape-set
Kremer pigments (who supply pigment to most of the known brands) has a landscape set and urban set if I recall. Schmincke also. If may pera, I think A.Gallo has a nature set din but doesn't have bright flower colors more of trees and animal colors so muted palette. Van gogh is releasing some specialized sets. Try ArtPhilosophy as well
@@onemig00 i have the Kremer Landscape. Haha. Not sure if there's a street/city set that sir Ralvin is looking for though. Yes, oo nga, the Schmincke has an urban sketching set but i think it was called for urban because of the zigzap pad na kasama hehe. Im not sure if the package with the davinci brush is an idea of Schmincke themselves though. Sulit yung A.Gallo for landscapes and rustic themes, but yes, wala silang super bright colors for florals..more on muted and natural tlaga ung mga kulay nila which is expected from handmade paints. Van Gogh naman, more on fancy Ang color selection for their sets. Hehe
@@AllanJayQuesada yung Classics ng AGallo may bright colors (or bright sa mata ko) ahaha pero di pa din afford so puro sali lang sa mga raffles muna lol. I'm not sure if available na yung mga Van Gogh specialty sets sa Pinas ahahaha may isa na puro violetshades (Psychology says mga addict aa violet pinakahardcore na color addicts as oppose to others)
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The flowers on the box are wild Roses with rose hips :) thanks for the review.
Eta: I really like your floral paintings. I would love to see more, if you want to do them that is.
Oh that's cool. Roses here in the Philippines dont have fruits or hips like that. Maybe because we dont have wild roses here. Are those edible? You're welcome Renea. 🙏🎨
Yes they are edible. In fact a lot of companies use it to make vitamin c from. :)
I wish I could add a picture on here so you could see the bushes that grow in my yard.
@@reneaclark7689 it's amazing cause here we only know rose as an ornamental plant.haha. i also planted roses when we were still in the country. Id love to see your wild roses. You can send images if its ok, in my Instagram : runningarchitographer or to my messenger : Arch Allan Jay Quesada
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@@AllanJayQuesada I sent you photos on messenger
Allan: I' m not the kinda person to use bothanical paint set
Also Allan: makes amazing art using the bothanical paint set
hahaha. as a person who does both ornamental and vegetable gardening, i really am also interested in botanical painting. but i think my hands are hard and heavy and need loosening. ive always admired botanical painters here on YT with really soft approach and i somewhat wish to do nearly the same at some point.. maybe i shouldn't, but i just wish sometimes. 🎨🙏☺️
You're reviews are awesome and I love how uniform the structures of your videos. Very helpful. Hope you'd do reviews on watercolor paper too.
thank youu. Working on it actually. was supposed to release the 1st paper review but i think i need to make the review more organized and i think it's also harder to review paper. bit yes, just hold on tight and keep posted. will have them soon. 🙏☺️🎨📃🧻
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beautiful, Allan! Thanks for the review!
My pleasure Tamarie! Thanks for watching. :)
Wow thank you so much for making these reviews. I just recently found your channel and I am so glad. I find your videos really really helpful for I am a beginner in watercolors and would love to explore it more. I get a lot of insights from a professional's perspective and I am sooo happy and encouraged. The way you review each brand from the packaging, swatching, up until the application and all of that. Though there are some terms that I don't understand but that's okay there's google haha. Also, saying your honest opinions which I really like. It's like having art class 💕 I hope you will keep doing these kind of videos 😁 Thank you so much! More blessings to you! 😊
Hi Rochelle, welcome to my page. :) Im glad to be of help. For as long as I have you guys, supporting my dedication and effort, I will keep this channel going. Thank you for the kind words and encouragement. Just continue being inspired and doing art. :) Goodluck on your art journey.
Love the format of your videos, very informative thank you for sharing!
Thank you for the appreciation, Amber. 🙏☺️
Thank you for this excellent and informative video! Well done! 😻
Thank you too. 😊
really find these reviews relaxing. thank you for doing this
Glad you enjoy it! it pays all my effort. 😉🎨🙏
Tbh, I'm flabbergasted when Allan opened the instruction leaflets and it's all written in Japanese xD. Well, I know Holbein is made in Japan, but I thought there'll be some English or other languages in it :)) Thanks for the review! You did a lovely work there. I love your soft bgm too.
So interesting they do make some thematic sets of paint. Holbain seem to be a very nice brand. I'll try it some day
Yes, it's so cool they have this set and they have 24 colors. Other brands like MGraham and Daniel Smith also have some thematic sets but they're limited to only 5-10 colors. Yes, this is definitely a must try, or actually a mist have. 😉🙏🎨
Having enjoyed watching quite a few of your reviews, which I find very thorough I subscribed. Your skill and knowledge are impressive spot on with similar channels. If I may ask how you keep your painting so flat and which paper do you use for practice and for commercial painting. Does the Jaohong 10meter rolls compare with premium brands. Thanks for the great service you provide.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for appreciating my work. 🙏 Because of my heavy loads of work, I rarely practice. 😔 I go directly in the paper I want, whcih is Arches. But any watercolor paper I'm asked to paint on, i can adjust. It's just that cotton paper is really a lot more forgiving and makes mixing alot easier. I have the academy and professional of Baohong. Not roll but just pad and I think, they're really good too. If Arches is not anymore available, I can use Baohong. Main difference ive observed so far is that the texture of Arches is still more "natural" and random if that makes sense. In baohong and other brands, i still see or feel that there's this "pattern" to its tooth.
Wow thanks for this review. I'm a bit afraid of the amount of multipigment colours. But the vibrancy is absolutely beautiful!
Yeah, there are actually some colors here that couldve been made with 2 pigments max.. i think you'll love the Pure Pigment set of Mission Gold. I might review it before July. 😍🎨🙏
@@AllanJayQuesada I'll be waiting for that! :)
Imidazolone yellow and cadmium yellow looks the same in my eyes. I also think this set can be used for landscape and portrait paintings.
Yes, they are super close. But it in actual, the cadmium yellow deep is a bit warmer because of the PO20 added to PY35. ☺️🎨
Yep! At first they look similar but don't forget that they're made of different pigments that interact differently with other pigments/colors ^^👌✨ so they could end up making completely different greens and oranges :333
I loved this set! I hope to get it some day.
Me too. I hope, Artwhale restocks this set soon. :)
Very good review and beautiful painting. HOLBEIN and VAN GOGH, which one do you prefer?
It's ba little heartbreaking, but im choosing Holbein. My answer to that is explained at 19:22
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@@AllanJayQuesada I have just watched again. yes. you chose Holbein. I might try Holbein after my Pretty Excellent. Thanks. Your videos are informative and relaxing to watch.
Actually though it call itself botanical set I think this is a pretty decent set with some nice pigment choices. Maybe a few too many pinky purples but the rest are all quite nice.If Holbein do an indanthrene blue thats a nice alternative to Prussian blue. I would jettison the opera and the other fugitive pink purple too, and replace them with something more useful.
I certainly agree. I love that it has cobalts. ☺️
Thanks for this review! I was planning to purchase this set but need to checkout some reviews first. :)
You're welcome. 😉 Where are you planning to buy this set?
@@AllanJayQuesada I was planning to buy it at Artwhale but since it's out of stock I'll probably need to wait for new stocks to come in. The other option is to try to pre-order it from Deovir haha. :)
I love holbein
I love them too. Love them better now than yesterday. 😊
I’m glad I found your channel. Really helpful and I like your style in your paintings. Are you doing your own lightfast tests with the paints you review?
hi Victoria. thank you for watching my videos. ☺️🙏 yes, im gonna be doing my lightfastness test of all brands i have, hopefully in the beginning of 2021.🙏😉
Hala.... I wanted to buy this set. Thank you for the reviews
It's a nice set, actually. Better than the 30 color set unless you're picking your own colors. 🎨😉 You're welcome.
What paper did you use for your (stunningly beautiful) swatch pages? Also what do you use to draw your black lines, especially the thick black line for checking opaqueness? Thanks so much for sharing your gift
Hello. In all my reviews, i use arches cotton paper. For the blackline i use artline calligraphy pen. You're welcome and thank you too. 😊
Ang galing mo magpaing kuya idol huhuhu sana maging kasing galing mo rin ako hays 😑 kahit parang yung sample painting mo hindi ko kayang machieve galing pooo 😱😱😱
Naku, madali lang po yan lalo mga samples ko.. try to follow it, part by part. you may also checkout some of my landscape tutorials here. :) Basta paint lang nang paint and be confident. :)
pls review holbein watercolor opaque white vs Holbein Gouache zinc white. I've been scouring the net for a comparison but have not been able to find one. thanks!
Hmm. Sory for my late reply.. but this is interesting.. if i may know, why are you choosing zinc white instead of titanium or the primary white of their gouache? Isnit because zinc white is commonly known to be less opaque than titanium, making it more comparable to watercolor's opaque white..
I do not do botanical paintings but I think this set has a better color selection than the standard 24 set.
color selection is really personal. though i would also like to think this set is better than their usual 24 color set.. that set has too many greens and blues and less reds and yellows.. quite not balanced.
@@AllanJayQuesada Since I am currently dabbling in the fashion design field, I paint with a lot of skin tones. The reds and the yellows of this set is beneficial to me and I do not use the greens that often. That is the reason why if I had found this set earlier, I would have gone for this instead of the standard one.
@@Stimkie it may also be better if you build your own palette instead of getting a set, as it is clear you know which colors you use more often. 😊🎨
@@AllanJayQuesada at that time, nobody sold them in individual sets so I got the 24 set. Now, I've added more colors to it like sepia, payne's grey (since I figured out that I like using those colors from my white nights set), aureolin, and carmine. Overall, Holbein is one of my favorite paints.
@@Stimkie that is good to know that you're able to add colors that you like. 😉
I would love to purchase this particular pero not available.
oh, yes nagsosoldout agad ito eh. :(
Have you tried the Holbein half pan sets?
Sadly not yet. The halfpans sold in my place are even more expensive than the 15ml tubes. 😑
@@AllanJayQuesada Oh Wow! And I thought they were too expensive here...
Your reviewing style is very nice - but it seems that in your hands any watercolor brand comes out good :-) May I ask what paper you use for these reviews?
Hi po. Thank you for the kind words po. 🎨🙏🏻 I use Arches 185gsm cold pressed cotton paper on all my reviews to be equal. ☺️
@@AllanJayQuesadaThanks Allan
M Graham? Great comparison for the other colors.
I have the complete range of MGraham 70 colors. that is a proof of my satisfaction on the brand. :)
@@AllanJayQuesada Yes I love them to. How do they rate against the Holbiens.
I prefer MGraham for the Pigment load and workability over Holbein. What i do not like about Mraham is that it never dries in pans (atleadt here in Philippines, where it's alwasys humid. But it's ok with me as i used only on studio. 😊🙏
@@AllanJayQuesada Tnx good to know I live in oz so the humidity is not such a problem for me. I take care not to tip my pallet in the field just to be on the safe side. I dont hike as I prefer to drive to my locations I feel safer. M graham is lovely to work with but I am always interested in other brands and opinions.
I wonder how paints react on not so humid places. 😊 Paints are probably safer away from fungi. MGraham is one of the most pigmented paints by microscopic tests so, that alone is a strong point. Other paints that are on par / same goodness as Mgraham or may be better are Daniel Smith, Sennelier, Schmincke, MaimeriBlu, DaVinci, Mission gold and Holbein. 😊🎨
Which one is better I am confused between 102 5ml set of holbien and 98 Sennelier tubes 10ml. Plz suggest
Hi. Both are really great. Holbein is Japan's best, while Sennelier is France's ultimate aquarelle. I think, it all boils down to preference and your location. If you layer alot, Sennelier is best in that. If you're into bright colors and doesn't mind having some premixed pastel colors, then Holbein might work. Personally, i prefer Sennelier.
@@AllanJayQuesada highly appreciate your quick response. Thank you so much
Hi Ar. Jay, what type of paper are you using on this video? Thank you.
Hi Nikka. I mentioned it at 6:01
I use arches in all of my watercolor reviews.
Sir Allan may I ask if Holbein is better than mission gold?
Did you see the side by side comparison at 2:50? Well, visually, mahirap mamili sa dalawa kasi parang magkasing tingkad sila. Sa dispersion parang mas gusto ko si Mission gold. If icocompare din yung full range ng isat isa, mission gold Pigments has more excitement and strength to offer. They have real cobalt green pigment, real teal, etc where as in Holbein they have it in hues or just a mix of various pigments. It also turns me off that thet have py150 in their color mixes but they dont have it as a single color. Holbein is very well made and is reliable for that. But out of the 108 colors only 21 are excellent in lightfastness.. in Mission Gold, i don't exactly know all the numbers, but they have a solid 50 colors in their line that are single pigment (the source of "pure pigment set") which most colors and pigments are excellent in lightfastness. And since my top priority is the strength of the pigments, I'm choosing Mission Gold.
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada salamat sa enlightenment . Kakabili ko lang ng Holbein to see your point.natry ko na yung mission gold and I found out they are made with honey also?
Question, would you recommend this 24 botanical set or the 30 watercolor set, both from Holbein? I have tried their brand before and I really really like it, but I’m torn between which I want more, I’m more naturally drawn to bright, vibrant colors but I also want to consider having a range of different colors ;v;
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The 30 colors set has a lot of greens and very few reds. I find this Botanical set more versatile.. my only complaint is the lack of an absolute cool blue in the for of a phtalo. if i were you, id still choose this Botanical Set and just add few more colors that Id need. :)
May I ask where did you get your mixing palette? Is it ceramic or porcelain?
Hi. It's a Jack Richeson Porcelain palette i bought from a seller in Carousell. There are also ceramic versions of this that work just the same for half the price. But theyre only available overseas.
Ohhhh I see. I'm really looking for this kind of mixing palette. Thank you so much.
@@jbabegallo9812 oh sayang. I got two on my Shopee store last month kaso sold out na agad.. but follow me on Shopee nalang if ever we restock. shopee.ph/product/41980518/3634676572?smtt=0.0.9
Shems di nauubusan ng sets HAHAHAHAA
Do these have good lightfastness?
I havent tested any of my paints lightfastness.. but one good basis is to know about individual color's pigment code. Each pigment code has its own lightfastness tendencies based on various tests such as ASTM. Brand or popularity is not always the basis of lightfastness but the individual pigment used in each color. As per this set of Holbein, most colors are rated as excellent in lightfastness.
Sir pareview ng holbein na 12 colors para sa mga nagbabalak mag-upgrade sa artist grade na Watercolor at yan pa lang yung kaya ng budget. Thanks po
hi Rachel. sure! kaso ubos na mga 12colors. have you seen stores with available stocks? great for upgrade tlaga itong Holbein if not white nights or mission gold. 🎨🙏 thanks you po.
me:(just ordered 10 tubes of holbein
me watching this: i want that giant daniel smith tubes
Haha. Go ahead, treat yourself with some DS tubes. 😊🎨
I was eyeing that set, kaso pagsilip ko uli sold out na😅
Dapat add to cart at place order agad. Hahahha. Bilis magkanubusan po ngayong quarantine sa mga online shops e. Hehe
Hi, Arch. Allan! I need your suggestion po. Which one should I get the Mijello Mission Gold or the Holbein Watercolors? I currently use shinhan and holbein in micro pans, I am still undecided wether should I get the tubes of holbein or get the Mijello. Because both are good naman po. Thank you!
Hmm. Dati, i prefer Mijello a bit because it has a wider range of single pigment colors. But as time went by, i got to know Holbein a bit better and i was able to choose my own colors from their line. That's the time i started appreciating Holbein na. Since I handpour both brands in pans for my Shopee store, i got to know them even more. Holbein dries better in pans as it has no honey. It also feels that Holbein has a bit heavier pigment load. Mijello on the otherhand takes longer to dry partially, and it loses volume very significantly. Quality wise, i feel like MG colors are somewhat brigher and tiny bit kore transparent in general.. the difference is almost unnoticeable though. Holbein's texture is closer to Daniel Smith (my preferred brand), so i would choose Holbein now. If you are choosing MG, the best choice is the pure pigment set (a collection of single pigment colors). Thats one of the best sets. In Holbein, I'm not really a fan of their sets as i dont like the colors they put. Hehe. Better choose your own colors. But if you like painting botanicals, this set that i reviewed is not bad at all. ☺️
@@AllanJayQuesada thank you. But may I also ask, what are the exact names of the primary colors in holbein? thank you!
I do not know the exact names ng every color, but what im more sure is the pigment codes of the Primaries. PB15:3 (usually Phthalo Blue- Green Shade), PY154 (Imidazolone Yellow) and PR122 (Quinacridone Magenta) pwede rin PV19 (Quinacridone Red) 😉
The Yellows are not limited to PY154. Medyo maraming choices. Pero sa Blue and Red. Its almost only the family of PB15 and PR122 and PV19.
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Hi! May I ask if you’re still reviewing a Giorgione Watercolor set?
Yes, I'm reviewing it once it arrives from Shopee. I'
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada May I ask which one from shopee? I’m actually eyeing a set but I’m still not sure. It’s really hard to choose po😭
@@sophiam.145 Naku. If there are positive reviews, better decide quicker. Mabilis maubos ang items lately. Hehe. Here's a trusted seller of it:
shopee.ph/product/54006509/2849524936?smtt=0.0.9
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada Hala this is what I’ve been eyeing po! Haha I’m contemplating on buying yung nireview niyo po recently from shopee or this Giorgione one. Is this also the Giorgione set you ordered? Thank you!
@@sophiam.145 Yes, that Giorgionee on the link is what i ordered. If you'll need to choose.. this is the ranking:
1. Sonnet (or white nights if possible)
2. Pretty Excellent
3. Giorgione
Sir Allan: "I'm not so proud of this."
Me who can't do florals: 👁️👄👁️
hahaha. it was an adult coloring book and I wasn't happy with how it turned out. not as planned. i wanted it to look softer but my hands seemed to be not cooperating. tip for both of us: let's not stop painting till we achieve the outcome that we love, g? 😉🎨🙏
Thanks for sharing this..background music is distracting..
Yeah, i understand. I apologise as i need to put music to hide the noises/conversations my neighbors make. Ill choose better sounds next time. 🙏🎨
@@AllanJayQuesada please don't apologize..it was only a suggestion..thanks for all your work..
@@Psychodynamic431 you're welcome, and thank you too. 🙏
Kala ko papagiveaway na yung isang set, wala na palang laman HAHAHAHAAHA akin nalang sir, simutin ko jk HAHHAAHAH
Hahaha. Sige, sayo na. Pano mo kukunin? 😆 Pero teka, dapat ikaw na nagpapagiveaway eh. Sino ba sy 100k views? Haaaha
@@AllanJayQuesada nako sir alaws kwarta HAHAHAHA tinda mo sa shopee sir, orderin ko hahahahha jk pede ba un hahahaha
@@EarlsArt jusko. So kailangan ibenta ko siya ng 200 or 500 para maka discount ka sa shipping? Hahahha. Kasi kung hindj, 200 ang shipping non. Kikita pa si shopee satin. Oi after 2 mos, makaka 100usd ka na. Makaka withdraw ka narin. Hahaha. Lumuwas ka rito. Haha
@@AllanJayQuesada beke nemen sir, deretso ship mo na sa bahay namin HAHAHAHHA jk paimportante amp hahaha, nako sir alaws pa yung pin, naiinip nako, 99+ na nasa cart q HAHAHAHA
@@AllanJayQuesada Mas accurate yung nasa reports sa adsense kesa sa estimated sa yt studio sir no?
3 greens for a botanical set? I agree, a viridian would be a good replacement.
Joh W There are yellows and blues for mixing greens too...
it needs more greens right? even the cover painting is mostly green. aside from viridian they shluldve added olive green i think.
that was what i was thinking too, so i only wished for a viridian. 🙏🏻😉
Watercolors by Allan Jay Quesada I have seen botanical sets that contain no greens at all! Mainly because a lot of greens are mixes anyway, and most botanical artists prefer to mix their own as the synthetic green pigments are often very bright artificial looking greens. IMO viridian has limited use in botanical painting and a simulation can easily be mixed with a bluegreen pthalo and some yellow. A green gold is always useful, a touch of many blues will give a credible olive shade. A very overlooked pigment is chromium oxide as it is very opaque and fairly ugly on its own or undiluted, but in mixes with chinese/zinc white, naples yellow, or any warm yellow, even a touch of quin gold, and diluted gives a great range of very natural greens. As a secondary range of colour, like purples and oranges, greens need to be mixed and experimented with, few really good greens exist as single pigments. I like irgazine yellow as a basis for green gold and olive, PG7 is a lovely deep dark green. The pthalos need to be used with caution! If you just want greens that reflect non-botanical objects, say a green fence, or a car, then use the bright greens, otherwise mix your own.
@@lindyashford7744 I certainly agree on everything you mentioned. I myself didnt choose a green in my sample painting in this review.. My personal Daniel Smith Palette doesnt also have a 'green' mixture, as i featured on my pre-spain tour palette video. I only have Perylene Green and Serpentine Genuine (because i love the two tone color). I think viridian will be good for cool surrounding touches say on pond reflections. Im afraid pthalos can be hard to handle as they're kind of strong. I love chromium green oxide too because it's natural, but can be tricky to some. Though i would always personally choose Perylene Green as a single pigment "green" though jts a pbk31 as it mixes well with py129 or py150 for natural green color that i love. But pbk31 may be too deep for some. . ☺️🎨
So basically mga colors lang sya na set-up para sa mga artists na mahilig sa mga bulaklak at halaman... Kelan kaya magkakaroon ng set para sa Street scenes hehehe
Sir nakalimutan mo na ba ung Cityscape Set ng MGraham? Hehe. Pero bitin parin for me yung selection of of 5 colors. www.artnebulaph.com/collections/m-graham-artist-watercolor-paints/products/m-graham-5-color-watercolor-tube-cityscape-set
@@AllanJayQuesada uu bitin yung 5 colors dapat kahit 18 lang ok na yun...
Kremer pigments (who supply pigment to most of the known brands) has a landscape set and urban set if I recall. Schmincke also. If may pera, I think A.Gallo has a nature set din but doesn't have bright flower colors more of trees and animal colors so muted palette. Van gogh is releasing some specialized sets. Try ArtPhilosophy as well
@@onemig00 i have the Kremer Landscape. Haha. Not sure if there's a street/city set that sir Ralvin is looking for though. Yes, oo nga, the Schmincke has an urban sketching set but i think it was called for urban because of the zigzap pad na kasama hehe. Im not sure if the package with the davinci brush is an idea of Schmincke themselves though. Sulit yung A.Gallo for landscapes and rustic themes, but yes, wala silang super bright colors for florals..more on muted and natural tlaga ung mga kulay nila which is expected from handmade paints. Van Gogh naman, more on fancy Ang color selection for their sets. Hehe
@@AllanJayQuesada yung Classics ng AGallo may bright colors (or bright sa mata ko) ahaha pero di pa din afford so puro sali lang sa mga raffles muna lol. I'm not sure if available na yung mga Van Gogh specialty sets sa Pinas ahahaha may isa na puro violetshades (Psychology says mga addict aa violet pinakahardcore na color addicts as oppose to others)
Well....I bought this... 😭I have a problem.... Lol
why, what is the problem?
I’m addicted to watercolors. lol
Holbein is american; it doesn't have the finesse that most European products do! So, I won't buy ith!
American? It's from Japan so it's Asian. And the texture is also far from either. General American and European paints. 😊
@@AllanJayQuesada uh! so much more!bah