I like Nickel Azo Yellow PY150 in every brand I have used so far. It makes beautiful greens and it is a glowing colour by itself with a big range of light and dark shades. Another one that I like is Transparent Gold Ochre PY43 from Roman Szmal Aquarius. It creates nice soft greens unlike other Yellow Ochres.
I'm definitely with you on the PY150. I like it more and more every time I use it. I'll remember to try the transparent gold ochre in the future then I investigate the Roman Szmal watercolors. Thank you for the recommendation 🙏
Sounds good. I've not had much experience with Sennelier watercolors. I've only used their cobalt blue but I really liked it. I agree the Van Gogh dusk colors are really nice. I keep wondering if the Rembrandt versions would be even better?
i feel you, that cadmium lemon yellow is my fave. i can't part with it either. i tried rembrandt's PY184 as a non-cadmium alternative but it just doesn't give that bright glow u know? as for my go-to warm yellow... i think my fave would be rembrandt's gamboge. PY150 doesn't feel warm enough for me and quin gold hues end up too brown. is this the last installment of the series? i like these :D
I wasn't sure about trying the PY184 or not but now I don't have to 🙏🤣 I think there will be one more instalment. Showing the Grey's, blacks, pastel colours and anything else I forgot about.
Thank you for the information. The two Holbeins 'brilliant' no 1 and 2 look like a Naples yellow versions being a bit more opaque than most. I have the new White Nights 'Naples' (Naples yellow light and orange) colours which are single pigment PY216 and look fairly similat to these. Haven't used them enough to say what their strengths are yet. I do like the Van Gogh PY129 and prefer PY150 rather than PY154. I have the Van Gogh Pyrrole orange and find it has uses for me, I think it has quite a peachy tone when diluted which is fine for florals and for putting a glow in the evening sky, but the masstone is too 'loud' for me.
Hi. Strongly agree, Holbein Quin. Gold and transparent orange Schmincke are absolutely lovely. I also agree that yellow azometime is very ugly, like chromium oxide, but it is great for playing with mixtings. I think the vermilion is closer to the red, but it is not a problem. The two opaque Holbein, yellow 1 and 2 (They really did not go crazy looking for a name for them) I can see that it is as you say very used for skies, it makes acceptable transitions, without greens, with the blues. Another great video swatcching!
Thank you Jose. The Schmincke orange and Holbein Quin gold are definitely two of my favourites. Slowly coming to the end of the swatching series. Too many paints!! 🤣
PY129 is a very funny pigment! In some brands it’s greenish, in others it’s brown; does anyone know why? Thanks, Jay, for uploading this video. Swatching videos are always useful.
Such a great video!! I dont know why but I love oranges: bright vibrant oranges- all the way to earthy oranges.. Mission Golds Autumn orange PO36 is so beautiful--Da Vinci has a similar PO36 orange as well that is super beautiful... I also love Cadmium yellows...Ive found that Qor has the most vibrant beautiful yellows-especially Cadmium yellows. Anyway, great video, thanks for sharing💙
You're very welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏 I've never really used orange pigments in the past. I'd just use burnt sienna as an orange. I'll have to try the Autumn orange in the future. Thank you for the recommendation 🙏😊
As far as the vermillions, PR 112 is suspicious so I would do tests on both the Gold and Silver versions! I see why so many people love the Schmincke Transparent Orange. I love PY 150, and I actually really love the hue of the Lukas!
Yes definitely. It's actually a good idea to do your own tests on all your watercolors. Even the pigments known to be lightfast. Better than getting a nasty surprise in the future.
lovely, keep up the good work! I had fun with py65 from Mijello pure pigment set. These days though I just use py150 or earth yellows for everything. very excited to try rembrandt py150 soon!
I consider my base yellow to be sennelier yellow light py153, although in a limited palette i'd rather bring DS quin gold hue and DS py150, I find more uses for them. With the latter two, I can go fine without yellow earth colors and oranges. I'm really intrigued with PY 129 but I feel like py150+perhaps a brown or earthy green can be used in its place. I dunno..
Mine is the old version from before they started adding PW6 to it. I don't know why they did that. I've not tried the newer version. Does it look the same as the one I have here?
@@JayNathanWatercolor I just checked mine and, in terms of opacity, both look very similar. Not sure if it's my device screen, the lights or the papers' contrast, but yours seems a bit warmer, I'd dare to say it's even close to Azo Yellow Medium (PY154/PO62). All the Van Gogh yellows I have - Permanent Lemon (PY184), Azo yellow light/medium and Indian Yellow (PY83) - look semi-transparent or semi-opaque. The most transparent is Azo Green Yellow and it's my favorite among them.
Hello there..Just wanting to let you know that Van Gogh's Pyrrole Orange is not a good shade..I have it and I absolutely despise it. I thought I was getting a good deal for the price but no,its almost neon pink and milky (which makes me think it contains white) and does not mix with anything other than Opera rose. It makes awful mixes with yellows and other pinks or reds. I might have gotten a dud,but it is absolutely not what I expected from a pyrrole orange.
@@JayNathanWatercolor Maybe I am just inexperienced with watercolors,or the fact I do not own a more high end version for comparisons.I will gladly report back if i ever get my hands on one!
I'm glad I've found someone who shares my opinion, although this is just a characteristic of the pigment fortunately. Van gogh's version is actually quite nice, compared to M Graham's version. I can't stand how garish it is in general. The same things happen with artist grade versions of pyrrole orange. It is a really niche pigment that you'll either love or despise, and there's virtually no difference between brands. All have the almost pink appearance, milkyness/opacity, and sorta a lack of good mixes.
@@KwameCrawford thanks for the heads up,from reviews and images I always thought that specific color would be a bright yet reddish orange so I wanted it , but now I have serious doubts about it !
@@AshtorethBlackheart Play around with some lower Chroma oranges, like benzimida orange, benzimida orange deep, and transparent pyrrole orange (very very different from regular pyrrole orange).
Thank you for the video, very interesting to see VanGogh holding its own! When it comes to yellow, for book-style illustrations that have specific visual needs, I mostly use the Holbein Jaune Brilliant 1 & 2, a Naples Yellow Pale/Light, or versions of Titanium Buff that tend to be more yellow than grey (Rembrand/VanGogh's are grey, but all other brands seem to be more yellow). It has been interesting using Titanium Buff as your only yellow, haha.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏 Haha it sounds very interesting to just use a titanium buff as your only yellow 🤣 I've never used that color before. Is it in any way similar to the Jaune Brillant.No.1?
I like Nickel Azo Yellow PY150 in every brand I have used so far. It makes beautiful greens and it is a glowing colour by itself with a big range of light and dark shades.
Another one that I like is Transparent Gold Ochre PY43 from Roman Szmal Aquarius. It creates nice soft greens unlike other Yellow Ochres.
I'm definitely with you on the PY150. I like it more and more every time I use it.
I'll remember to try the transparent gold ochre in the future then I investigate the Roman Szmal watercolors. Thank you for the recommendation 🙏
schminkes transparent orange is so phantastic for mixes - works well as background or for glazing of course
It's a very nice color. I should use it more.
Love the dusk colors, but I just did some skin tones with sennellier Chinese orange..very fun to play with
Sounds good. I've not had much experience with Sennelier watercolors. I've only used their cobalt blue but I really liked it.
I agree the Van Gogh dusk colors are really nice. I keep wondering if the Rembrandt versions would be even better?
i feel you, that cadmium lemon yellow is my fave. i can't part with it either. i tried rembrandt's PY184 as a non-cadmium alternative but it just doesn't give that bright glow u know? as for my go-to warm yellow... i think my fave would be rembrandt's gamboge. PY150 doesn't feel warm enough for me and quin gold hues end up too brown. is this the last installment of the series? i like these :D
I wasn't sure about trying the PY184 or not but now I don't have to 🙏🤣
I think there will be one more instalment. Showing the Grey's, blacks, pastel colours and anything else I forgot about.
Thank you for the information. The two Holbeins 'brilliant' no 1 and 2 look like a Naples yellow versions being a bit more opaque than most. I have the new White Nights 'Naples' (Naples yellow light and orange) colours which are single pigment PY216 and look fairly similat to these. Haven't used them enough to say what their strengths are yet.
I do like the Van Gogh PY129 and prefer PY150 rather than PY154. I have the Van Gogh Pyrrole orange and find it has uses for me, I think it has quite a peachy tone when diluted which is fine for florals and for putting a glow in the evening sky, but the masstone is too 'loud' for me.
Hi. Strongly agree, Holbein Quin. Gold and transparent orange Schmincke are absolutely lovely. I also agree that yellow azometime is very ugly, like chromium oxide, but it is great for playing with mixtings. I think the vermilion is closer to the red, but it is not a problem. The two opaque Holbein, yellow 1 and 2 (They really did not go crazy looking for a name for them) I can see that it is as you say very used for skies, it makes acceptable transitions, without greens, with the blues. Another great video swatcching!
Thank you Jose. The Schmincke orange and Holbein Quin gold are definitely two of my favourites. Slowly coming to the end of the swatching series. Too many paints!! 🤣
PY129 is a very funny pigment! In some brands it’s greenish, in others it’s brown; does anyone know why?
Thanks, Jay, for uploading this video. Swatching videos are always useful.
Such a great video!! I dont know why but I love oranges: bright vibrant oranges- all the way to earthy oranges.. Mission Golds Autumn orange PO36 is so beautiful--Da Vinci has a similar PO36 orange as well that is super beautiful... I also love Cadmium yellows...Ive found that Qor has the most vibrant beautiful yellows-especially Cadmium yellows. Anyway, great video, thanks for sharing💙
You're very welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏 I've never really used orange pigments in the past. I'd just use burnt sienna as an orange.
I'll have to try the Autumn orange in the future. Thank you for the recommendation 🙏😊
As far as the vermillions, PR 112 is suspicious so I would do tests on both the Gold and Silver versions!
I see why so many people love the Schmincke Transparent Orange.
I love PY 150, and I actually really love the hue of the Lukas!
Yes definitely. It's actually a good idea to do your own tests on all your watercolors. Even the pigments known to be lightfast. Better than getting a nasty surprise in the future.
lovely, keep up the good work! I had fun with py65 from Mijello pure pigment set. These days though I just use py150 or earth yellows for everything. very excited to try rembrandt py150 soon!
Thank you 🙏 I hope you enjoy the Rembrandt PY150 ☺️
Great satisfying video ❤️🌈
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it ☺️🙏
I have py65 pigment, and make my own version of Hansa yellow deep. It's a lovely color for autumn.
Ah ok. I think I need to experiment with it more and find out what it can do. Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏
I consider my base yellow to be sennelier yellow light py153, although in a limited palette i'd rather bring DS quin gold hue and DS py150, I find more uses for them. With the latter two, I can go fine without yellow earth colors and oranges.
I'm really intrigued with PY 129 but I feel like py150+perhaps a brown or earthy green can be used in its place. I dunno..
The Van Gogh's Azo Yellow Light I have has Pw6 in the mix (I still don't get why).
Mine is the old version from before they started adding PW6 to it. I don't know why they did that.
I've not tried the newer version. Does it look the same as the one I have here?
@@JayNathanWatercolor I just checked mine and, in terms of opacity, both look very similar. Not sure if it's my device screen, the lights or the papers' contrast, but yours seems a bit warmer, I'd dare to say it's even close to Azo Yellow Medium (PY154/PO62). All the Van Gogh yellows I have - Permanent Lemon (PY184), Azo yellow light/medium and Indian Yellow (PY83) - look semi-transparent or semi-opaque. The most transparent is Azo Green Yellow and it's my favorite among them.
Hello there..Just wanting to let you know that Van Gogh's Pyrrole Orange is not a good shade..I have it and I absolutely despise it. I thought I was getting a good deal for the price but no,its almost neon pink and milky (which makes me think it contains white) and does not mix with anything other than Opera rose. It makes awful mixes with yellows and other pinks or reds. I might have gotten a dud,but it is absolutely not what I expected from a pyrrole orange.
Hi. Oh wow that's a surprise. Thank you very much for the warning 🙏
@@JayNathanWatercolor Maybe I am just inexperienced with watercolors,or the fact I do not own a more high end version for comparisons.I will gladly report back if i ever get my hands on one!
I'm glad I've found someone who shares my opinion, although this is just a characteristic of the pigment fortunately. Van gogh's version is actually quite nice, compared to M Graham's version. I can't stand how garish it is in general. The same things happen with artist grade versions of pyrrole orange. It is a really niche pigment that you'll either love or despise, and there's virtually no difference between brands. All have the almost pink appearance, milkyness/opacity, and sorta a lack of good mixes.
@@KwameCrawford thanks for the heads up,from reviews and images I always thought that specific color would be a bright yet reddish orange so I wanted it , but now I have serious doubts about it !
@@AshtorethBlackheart Play around with some lower Chroma oranges, like benzimida orange, benzimida orange deep, and transparent pyrrole orange (very very different from regular pyrrole orange).
Thank you for the video, very interesting to see VanGogh holding its own! When it comes to yellow, for book-style illustrations that have specific visual needs, I mostly use the Holbein Jaune Brilliant 1 & 2, a Naples Yellow Pale/Light, or versions of Titanium Buff that tend to be more yellow than grey (Rembrand/VanGogh's are grey, but all other brands seem to be more yellow). It has been interesting using Titanium Buff as your only yellow, haha.
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏 Haha it sounds very interesting to just use a titanium buff as your only yellow 🤣
I've never used that color before. Is it in any way similar to the Jaune Brillant.No.1?
@@JayNathanWatercolor Very similar, but a bit more gray/muted. Think of Jaune B #1 as the pastel version of Buff. :-)
@@EugeniaLoli Great. Thank you 😊